advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to do together; to share; to participate in
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
so what!; who gives a damn?
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
distrust; unjust suspicion
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
siblings; brothers and sisters
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
arrangement; pact; agreement
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
intelligence operative; spy
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
-less; lacking; non-existing
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
military authorities; army circles
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve