substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
people; citizens; subjects; folk
just because; even if; even though
doing whatever one pleases
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to try all possible means
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
control; management; supervision
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
stairs; stairway; staircase
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
opening fully; full throttle; full power
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
literature; books (reference); document
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
still; even now; to this day
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
wealthy person; millionaire
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
hot topic; talk of the town
to hide; to conceal oneself