paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
lineage; pedigree; good family
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
difference; disparity; gap
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
care; precaution; guarding; caution
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
property; fortune; assets
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
firm; unshakeable; resolute
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
starting (construction) work
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
being isolated; being separated; being cut off
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
sincere; earnest; serious
remote control; remote operation
civilian in military employ
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer