majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
substantial matter; significant item
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to have meaning; to be meaningful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to play a leading role; to play a central part
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
small number; few; minority
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to unfold; to unroll; to open
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent