a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
communications (e.g. post, telegraph)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
all present; all concerned; all of us
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
accession to the throne; enthronement
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
to apologize; to apologise
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)