synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
marriage proposal; marriage talks
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
acquittal; indulgence; remission of sin; pardon
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
imperial court; royal court
internal conditions; true state of affairs
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to lie deep in; to extend far back
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense