main; principal; chief; primary; major
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
leader; guide; mentor; coach
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
commander; general; leader
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
spirituality; spiritual nature
even more; still more; further
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
data collection; data acquisition
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
direct connection; direct link
several people; a few people
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
progress; advance; improvement; development
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to be free; to be available
what do you want?; can I help you?
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
self-defense; self-defence
right beside; close to; nearby
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to raise one's voice; to shout
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles