favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
establishment; settlement
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
number; number plate; license plate
(political) power; authority; influence
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
next term; next period; next version; next release
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to govern; to manage; to subdue
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
source of worry; source of distress
please; somehow or other; one way or another