authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
true state; actual condition; reality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
supply; provision; raising; procurement
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
maintenance; preservation; improvement
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
powerful family; powerful clan
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
at a moment's notice; readily
congratulation; celebration
Son of God; child of an emperor
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently