conquest; subjugation; overcoming
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
official announcement; proclamation
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
topic of discussion; agenda
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
conversely; on the contrary
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
patient; having a long fuse
that is to say; so that means
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
lost article; something forgotten
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be at a loss for words
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
right (to do something); authority; power
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)