to affect; to impact; to influence
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
news of someone's death; obituary
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
opinion; intention; thought
person of doubtful origin
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
this and that; various things