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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

power struggle

1

den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

2

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

2

interests; stake

1

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

5

to look towards

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

to bear fruit

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

2

persuasion

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

8

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

3

to do as one likes

3

preface; introduction; preamble

2

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

1

joint control

2

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

3

freedom; liberty

5

assassin

3

to escape; to run away

3

almost; nearly; close to

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

11

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

13

direct appeal

1

vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

imprisonment; incarceration

2

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

(within a) territory; domains

6

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

1

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

1

house arrest

1

large-scale

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

5

to fear; to be afraid of

1

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

2

signature

9

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

6

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

4

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

1