structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
club activities; extracurricular activities
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
use; utility; profit; gain
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to need; to call for; to require
(political) power; authority; influence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
incommunicative; taciturn
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little