pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
members; member; constituent
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
successor; replacement; second wife
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be badly made; to fail
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
surely (not); certainly (not)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
both eloquent and skilled
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to flare up; to burst into flames
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)