secret understanding; collusion
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
record of proceedings; minutes
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
account book; register; ledger
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to kill; to choke the life out of
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to triumph; to be elated with success
arrest; apprehension; capture
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to give a round of applause; to applaud
minority group (party); minority
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
compelling force; legal force
to affect; to impact; to influence
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to happen to have on hand or in stock
national fortunes; destiny of a country
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
personality; character; individuality; personhood
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
calm; composed; leisurely