playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
knitting; knitted material; crochet
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
bipartite; in two parts; double
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
secret understanding; collusion
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
danger; peril; hazard; risk
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver