authority; power; influence
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
great cause; moral law; justice
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
probability; likelihood; chances
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to come back; to bloom a second time
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
battlefield; battleground
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
item; something that one "just has to have"
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
beyond this point; from now on; after this
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to