group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
tone (of voice); manner of talking
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
the real criminal; true culprit
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to push aside; to push one's way through
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to find out; to discover; to locate
to put to trial; to argue in court
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
dealing with; coping with