to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
cooperation; coordination; link
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
decisive; resolute; drastic
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
both hands; both arms; ten
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
body; physique; build; stature
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...