top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
grasp; catch; understanding
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
monolith; large slab of rock
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
young (e.g. young children); of few years
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
proposal; offer; request; application
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be imaginable; to be conceivable