conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
throughput; processing power
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
don't worry about it; forget about it
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
hey there; I say; see here
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to fan; to incite; to instigate
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
orders; instructions; directive; command
(theatrical) fighting scene
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to project a shadow; to cast a shadow
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
bridal costume; wedding dress
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
manner of using one's hands