top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
means; way; method; measure
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
direct connection; direct link
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
the same; the said; likewise
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
in the course of one's duties
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck