bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
unaccounted-for expenditures
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
household; home; family; housekeeping
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
reward; honorarium; remuneration
strikebreaker; scab; strikebreaking
by sheer strength; by brute force
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to put one's life on the line
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)