strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
racial discrimination; racism
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
chair; stool; post; office; position
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
snake; serpent; large snake
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till