flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
reward; honorarium; remuneration
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
share; portion; quota; cut
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
testimony; (verbal) evidence
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
to get help; to enlist aid
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to challenge (a person) to a fight
inspection; examination; survey
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
extremely; very; really; super; so
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
one's share; one's portion
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
union; joining; conjugation
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)