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one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

3

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

5

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

1

to approach

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

oversight; omission

1

before it happens; beforehand

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

conspiracy; collusion

1

complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious

2

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

3

speculation; thinking; meditation

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

2

himself; he himself

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

3

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

2

he; she; that guy

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

5

counter-proposal; counter-suggestion

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

to put someone to work; to make someone work

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

3

(imperial) reign; period

1

since when; from when; how long

1

to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe

1

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

to look old; to get old

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

2

to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

1

after death

4

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

1

few days

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

precondition; prerequisite

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

3