opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
the reason is ...; it is because ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
because; for; the reason why is ...
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
multinational; transnational
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
economic warfare; economic war
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
armed might; military power; the sword; force
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
connection; link; relationship
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress