Cabal

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–noun 

1. a small group 

of 

secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. 



2. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue.

3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles. 



–verb (used without object) 

4. to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot.





　

He discreetly joins up with the German Resistance - a cabal of [high]-ranking military and government bigwigs who meet in dark, smoky rooms full of expensive-looking furniture - and enters the whispered debate over what, if anything, can be done to save their nation.



bigwig

權貴之人,大亨





serendipitous

serendipitous scientific [discov]eries. 

Although Spielberg said he wanted to give Tom Hanks the time and space to develop elaborate situations like Tati [serendipit]ously blundered through

fluke

Personally, I’d like to see her [chained] to a word-processor because the screenplay [to] Juno simply couldn’t have been a [fluke] and I want more.

If nothing else, Revolutionary Road proves that their Titanic chemistry was no [fluke].

gloat

Don't gloat, Walter. 

Bashung trying not to gloat [over] his continued popularity while Arno exaggerates a waning career.

Vicinity