to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
power balance; balance of power
heavy concentration; overconcentration
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
donor; contributor; provider
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
influenced (by); under an influence
enmity; antagonism; hostility
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
opening fully; full throttle; full power
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
annexation; merger; swallowing up
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
physical evidence; material evidence
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone