tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
everything working out as desired
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to walk away; to walk off
floor above; floor upstairs
investment; contribution; financing
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
Peace Preservation Act (1925)
power; authority; jurisdiction
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to rule; to govern; to administer
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
leader; guide; mentor; coach
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
first generation; founder
members; member; constituent
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions