promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
power map; power structure; power relationships
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
in its entirety; whole; wholly
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
one cause; one reason; one factor
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
that is to say; so that means
border (between countries); national border
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment