ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
allegiance; obedience; submission
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
secret understanding; collusion
whole story; full picture; full particulars
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
highly unpredictable; touch and go
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
interest; rights; concession
to paint (draw) a picture
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
such; this sort of; like this