(social) position; status
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
under control (e.g. of territory)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
regular time; stated period
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
power; authority; jurisdiction
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
prevention; precaution; protection against
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
members; member; constituent
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
armed might; military power; the sword; force
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
(political) power; authority; influence
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
number of (large) animals
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to speak ill of; to disparage
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
sorry to bother you, but ...
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard