giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(social) position; status
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
under control (e.g. of territory)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
support; backing; aid; assistance
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
regular time; stated period
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
prevention; precaution; protection against
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate