husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
place; situation; position; location
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
international community; international society; the world
blow; shock; strike; batting
continuation; succession; series
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to gain a victory; to win
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
decision; settlement; definition
until now; so far; up to the present
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted