bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
class; heading; group; category
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
difficult problem; challenge
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
this; our; right; justice; checking account
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting