aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
wherein; therein; thereinto
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to fight against; to oppose; to face
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
means; way; method; measure
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
nothing but; none other than
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person