disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
certainly; surely; definitely
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
existence; being; presence
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic