close associate; close aide; brains-truster
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to give; to do (something) for
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
relation; relative; kind; cordial
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
negotiable; further discussion needed
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
unit; (musical) group; band
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
groin; groin region; inguinal region
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
spread; span; expanse; extent
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground