equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
overall victory; championship
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to stare back at; to look back at
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to incur someone's enmity
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to scatter away; to vanish
defense; defence; protection
number of persons; personnel
to employ; to hire; to charter
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)