purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to order; to command; to appoint
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cooperation; collaboration
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
in unison; as one; united
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
profitable plan; good plan
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
in comparison to; rather than
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident