origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
enemy territory; hostile place
next generation; future generation
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
skilled manager; resourceful general
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
gentle; mild; meek; tender
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
(having) life-and-death power (over)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
multilateral; multinational
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
group chat; system for chatting with multiple people simultaneously (e.g. on a messaging application)
population; universe; parent set
military or naval register; muster roll
otherwise; if not; or else
set of three; three sets; three classes
to join forces with; to cooperate with
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)