(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
a great variety of; diversity
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one's house; one's home; one's family
if it is (the case that ...)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
to be led by; to be headed by
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
strong opposition; vehement opposition
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly