gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
economic strength; economic power; economic might
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
that is to say; so that means
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
role of the villain; the bad guy
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on