top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
guess; speculation; supposition
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
decision; settlement; definition
long; drawn-out; very long
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
now that; since; so long as; because
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to worry about the future
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)