to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to complain; to make a complaint
even if ...; even supposing that ...
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
quarrel; dispute; argument
to incur someone's enmity
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unable to resist; unable to suppress
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground