effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to look down on; to make light of
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to have no chance (of succeeding)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
shareholding ratio; percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor); equity share
most part; greater part; majority
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to employ; to hire; to charter
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to read the situation; to sense the mood
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be damaged; to receive damage
same; similar; (just) like; equal
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one