poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to rank next to; to come after
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to disperse; to take a castle
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
imperial court; royal court
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
poisoning; kill by poison
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
decorum; propriety; politeness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to