close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
messenger; envoy; emissary
all present; all concerned; all of us
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
stirring; slight movement
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
early (days); initial stage; initial
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
in the meanwhile; during the time
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
noisy; confused; uproarious
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
badness; evilness; bad; evil
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable