do-or-die game; crucial contest
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
within; inside of; less than
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
authenticity; credibility
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
job; work; duties; trade; skill
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
imperial throne; the Crown
tide; current; tendency; trend
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
that is to say; so that means
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)