popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
evil thought; malicious motive
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
solemn promise; promise sealed by striking metal objects together (e.g. swords for samurai, mirrors for women)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
more than ... years; -odd years
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be conspicuous; to stand out
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to lose sight of; to miss
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough