legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
cooperation; collaboration
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)
to let an opportunity slip
pair; the two; both persons; both things
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
difference; variation; difference
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
treatment (of a person); dealing with
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
twice; again; second time
change of government; regime change
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ability; capability; skill
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
one-by-one; separately; in detail
within; inside of; less than
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to smash up; to defeat crushingly