cultural assets; cultural property
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
information discovery; disclosure of information
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to flare up; to burst into flames
flood of emotions; many thoughts
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
entrance; admission; entering
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)