in name only; titular; nominal
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
method of bringing up; method of raising
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
succession to another's professional name
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
preparatory phase; preparatory period
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to sentence; to assign a penalty
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
everywhere; all over; throughout
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side