to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
burning with ambition; highly ambitious
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
troubles brought on by what one has written
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to take advantage of an opportunity
enactment; establishment; creation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
law department; law school
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to accuse somebody; to charge someone