ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
next term; next period; next version; next release
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
time; season; period; phase; stage
completion of construction
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that; the matter in question
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
landowner; landlord; landlady
primary school; elementary school; grade school
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
together; mutually; fellow
closing of a school; closed school
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)