preface; introduction; preamble
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
conditionally; with conditions attached
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
sympathy; compassion; pity
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
interior; inside; internal
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
belief; faith; conviction
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
contract; compact; agreement
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
older brother; elder brother
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge