to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
settlement; conclusion; summary
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
with a momentary flash of light
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
married woman; another's wife
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
station; office; guardroom
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference