drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
allegiance; obedience; submission
family; relatives; dependents; household
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
preference; priority; precedence
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
reality; actuality; hard fact
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
department; bureau; section; part
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
strategy meeting; council of war
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
stranger; tramp; wanderer
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to entrust; to leave to a person
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)