to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
all you want; as much as one wants
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to stay (at); to stop (at)
offender; criminal; culprit
nobleman's illegitimate child
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
simultaneous; all at once
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
in succession; one by one
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up