leadership skill; leadership ability
irritation; annoyance; frustration
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
suddenly; all of a sudden
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to put into writing; to write
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)