Island; insula; island; islet
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
identification; background check; identity confirmation
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to stare back at; to look back at
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to incur someone's enmity