starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
manipulation of information; spin
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
personal combat; one-to-one fight
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
serious; severe; grave; acute
embodying; expressing concretely
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to throw into; to toss into
social networking service; SNS
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
in its entirety; whole; wholly
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)