to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
failure; mistake; blunder
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to toady; to be obsequious
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
evil design; crafty plan; plot
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation