to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
as expected; as predicted
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to frolic about; to mess around
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
rule; reign; government; governing
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
intelligence agency; secret service
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
set of three; three sets; three classes
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
information; experience; knowledge; observation
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle