heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
influence; clout; leverage
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
way (of doing); manner; method
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
way (of doing); manner; method; means
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
your daughter; young woman
feeling one gets from listening to something
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin talking; to open up
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this