tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
as expected; as predicted
way; method; means; resource; course
to carry out one's mission
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
writing; composition; essay; sentence
indeed; really; truly; very much
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
proposal; offer; request; application
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)