whispering into a person's ear
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
preface; introduction; preamble
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
messenger; envoy; emissary
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
not yet known; unknown; strange
large number (of); many; majority
one's possessions; ownership
very great; enormous; serious
to administer the affairs of state
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
self-defense; self-defence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
to look down on; to make light of
sign; indication; omen; symptom
morality; moral principles
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to extend one's knowledge
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it