reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
money matter; question of money; money trouble
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
contact; touch; contact lens
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
accession to the throne; enthronement
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to put on airs; to assume importance
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
armed might; military power; the sword; force
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to taste; to try (food or drink)
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in