to increase in value; to gain prestige
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
ambassador plenipotentiary
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
shady online money-making
organs of the state; machinery of the state
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
withdrawal (from a society, club, etc.); resignation; secession; unsubscribing (from a mailing list, etc.)
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to run through; to run past
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to devour; to bite to death
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
plural; multiple; plural (number)