period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
system; institution; organization; organisation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
influence; clout; leverage
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
near; nearby; not far off
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
most part; greater part; majority
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts