circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
please; somehow or other; one way or another
several times; several degrees
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
senior high school; high school
world history; international history
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
political measures; policy
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be able to manage somehow or another
close; intimate; on good terms
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
arrest; apprehension; capture
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen