individual; private person; personal; private
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
property; fortune; assets
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
whether or not; presence or absence
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to be at a loss for words
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
hostility; antagonism; opposition
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to incur someone's enmity
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
several times (as large, over)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)