plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
firm; strong; solid; stable
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
sincere; honest; faithful
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
repentance; confession; penitence
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
order of chivalry; chivalric order
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
casualties; the killed and wounded
difficult to ...; hard to ...
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to approach; to draw near
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable