balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
leader; guide; mentor; coach
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to spend time (on doing something)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
living thing; organism; creature; biology
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation