reason; cause; history; origin
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
strict order; peremptory command
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
same family (race, tribe)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
under development; in development
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
storehouse; warehouse; godown
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
the way one works; one's working manner