the other day; lately; recently; during this period
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
imprisonment; incarceration
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
learned priest pursuing his studies
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
isolation; being alone; being friendless
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
cornering someone; cornering an opponent's king (shogi)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
joint struggle; common (united) front
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to establish; to formulate
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
in a day; in a brief space of time
firmly rooted; deep-seated
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud