to ask a question; to ask questions
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
order of chivalry; chivalric order
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to entrust; to leave to a person
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first-aid; emergency (aid)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
blow; shock; strike; batting
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
at that time; in those days
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
steady; sound; reliable; solid
pair; the two; both persons; both things
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
wherein; therein; thereinto
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame