to resound; to make a stir
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to incur someone's enmity
way (of doing); manner; method; means
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
pair; the two; both persons; both things
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
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
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
starvation; famine; hunger
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
because; for; the reason why is ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group