plaintiff group; plaintiffs
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
normal duties; (one's) regular work
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
first instance; first trial
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
person concerned; interested party; related party
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
anonymity; using an assumed name
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
information leak; data breach
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out