leader; guide; mentor; coach
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
changing completely; transformation
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
wherein; therein; thereinto
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to rank next to; to come after
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
(one) could even say that
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
individualism; egoism; selfishness
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to accept; to receive; to agree
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
nature; property; disposition
whatever brought that on?
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to invite in; to show someone in
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)