hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
practice; practising; training; study
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
we have a result!; game over!; match!
team competition; team game
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
secretariat; executive office
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
looking on from afar; being a spectator
greeting; a fine thing to say
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
even if ...; even supposing that ...
equality; uniformity; evenness
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
stomach ache; abdominal pain
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
servant; manservant; menial
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
hegemony; leadership; initiative
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part