basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
trial; judgement; judgment
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
team of lawyers; defense team; defence team
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to talk; to chat; to chatter
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
intellectuals; intelligentsia; educated class
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(political) power; authority; influence
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
society; public; community; social studies
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
money-making; earning money
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
in order; in turn; one by one
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold