balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
spouse; wife; husband; partner
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
contemplation; meditation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
gem; jewel; precious stone
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
personal attendant; valet; maid
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual