to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
secret; private; surreptitious
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to lend an ear to; to listen to
promising without due consideration
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
that's a different matter; that's a different story
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
law and order; (official) discipline
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
virtually zero (e.g. interest rate); effectively zero; net zero (carbon emissions)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season