before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
means; way; method; measure
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
countries; (various) nations
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...