relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
leader; authority; mainstay
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
is something that; is that which
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
frame; framework; outline
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
intention; idea; inclination; wish
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
thought; consideration; thinking
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
genuine article; real thing; real deal
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national