to take on a role; to take part
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
go that far; to that extent
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ago; since; before; previous
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
leader; authority; mainstay
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
trouble; quarrel; dispute
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
please (give me); please (do for me)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be helpful; to be useful
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)