to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
means; way; method; measure
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
retainer; attendant; escort
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to have meaning; to be meaningful
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to anticipate; to foresee
to think of; to come up with
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
young person; youth; young
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
posture; position; stance
last night; yesterday evening
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
imperial court; royal court
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else