influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
social status; social position
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
war; fighting; fierce competition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
instead; but (on the other hand)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
interference; intervention; meddling
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
rising; ascending; climbing
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
discovery; detection; finding
defeating in an instant; instant kill
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
body; physical system; (the) person
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine