moderate faction; moderates
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
dispute; argument; contention
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
support; backing; patronage
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
absorption; suction; attraction
to put into the mouth; to eat
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
in proportion to; just as much as
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to wait for an opportunity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
very likely; very probable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
at the present time; as of now; at this time
how many people; a number of people
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre