to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
old body; aged person; elderly person
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
deed; act; work; performance
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
all you have to do is; just; that's all
fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
take the opportunity to (do something else)
(by) both oneself and others
to blame; to find fault with
unimportant details; inessentials
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
bad habit; peculiarity; weakness
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to save; to leave over; to spare
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
curse; spell; malediction
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)