powerful person; influential person
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
(together) with; -wide; including
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
in succession; one by one
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
slave traffic; slave dealer
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
dull sound; muffled sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
hidden room; secret chamber
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
even more; still more; further
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to rank next to; to come after
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
staff member; station employee; official
student (esp. a university student)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication