inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to seize (secure) evidence
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to shade an account; to add something extra
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
during; for the duration of
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
restraint; restriction; control; check
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
land near a castle; castle town
show; exhibition; spectacle
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)