participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
moment to quit; way to quit
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to paint (draw) a picture
(political) administration; political power
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
profitable plan; good plan
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to push aside; to brush aside
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
banquet or reception hall
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
big man; large man; tall man; giant
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
all present; all concerned; all of us
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)