to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
both sides; two sides; double-sided
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to shake one's head (in denial)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to brush off; to shake off
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
connection; link; relationship
to maintain; to continue to have
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how much; how many; to what extent
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to concern; to be related
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
beginning; opening; start; outset
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction