one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
(political) power; authority; influence
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
in good health; alive and well; going strong
gentle; mild; meek; tender
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to lead someone around by the nose
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
whispering into a person's ear
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
on the occasion of; at the time of
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
influence; clout; leverage
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
it is I who should say so
to look forward to something
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)