guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to pick a fight; to find fault
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
condition; state (of health); appearance
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
close; intimate; on good terms
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)