difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
consequence; result; conclusion
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
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
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
equality; impartiality; evenness
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like