admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
system; organization; organisation; architecture
interference; meddling; butting in
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
sales; selling; marketing
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
event; phenomenon; matter
to discuss; to talk together
the big two...; two major...; two main...
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be lacking in options; to be too few
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
calculation; estimation; computation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
silence (not speaking); muteness
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
annual (plant); first-year student
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party