charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
distinction; differentiation; classification
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
(political) power; authority; influence
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
authority; power; influence
another thing; exception; special case
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
being on the ropes; losing ground
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
don't worry about it; forget about it
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
absorption; suction; attraction
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)