joint struggle; common (united) front
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
consists of; comprises; is made up of
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
self-interest; selfish desire
orphan; person without friends
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
right (to do something); authority; power
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting