plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
torture to death; torment to death
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to become better; to improve
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
one by one; one at a time; in turn
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
calculated; premeditated; considered
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
several people; a few people
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
death from disease; death from illness
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major