minority group (party); minority
oppression; suppression; pressure
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
cold reception; inhospitality
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
armed might; military power; the sword; force
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
democracy; democratic system of government
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
traitor (to one's country); quisling
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
greater than ...; bigger ...
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone