hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
theatre; theater; playhouse
royal castle; imperial castle
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
villain; baddie; the villain's part
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
(political) power; authority; influence
to manage a state; to govern a country
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
contest; comparison; competition
manly; masculine; like a man
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to have no chance (of succeeding)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
prophet; predictor; prognosticator