meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
power balance; balance of power
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
unfortunately; regrettably
uncertain; transient; changeable
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
according to plan; as planned
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
after the end (of something)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good