belief; faith; adherence; espousal
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
headquarters; head office; main office
one large ...; a great ...
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
public relations; client liaison; client relations
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to some extent; to a certain extent
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to look down on; to make light of
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous