to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
monolith; large slab of rock
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
decline; fall; decay; withering
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
such a thing; something like that
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
not long has passed since ...
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
(having) life-and-death power (over)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
having ended; being resolved
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
going through; going via; going by way of
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
dismissal; sacking; discharge
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on