harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
leading person; foremost figure
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
enmity; antagonism; hostility
open; public; official; overt
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to have meaning; to be meaningful
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
meaning; connotation; denotation
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
observation; survey; watching
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
negotiations; discussions; connection
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
good performance; good work; great success
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
urgent; requiring quick (response)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
based on; on the basis of