how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
employment (long term); hire
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
successive generations; successive emperors
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
preface; introduction; preamble
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
pillar of fire; blazing column
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
only; merely; but; no more than
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
chastity; virtue; fidelity
end; tip; extremities; terminal
change of government; regime change
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
endurance contest; test of endurance
directly opposite; right in front
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
surveillance camera; security camera
equipment; device; installation; stage setting