influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
while; even though; despite
you could say; you might say; verging on the
power balance; balance of power
instability; insecurity; crankiness
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
interior; inside; internal
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
selection; choice; option
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
last call (in bar, restaurant, etc.); last order
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
ultimate; final; last; eventual
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead