educational institution; school; academy; campus
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
direct descent; direct line
company; corporation; workplace
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
morning training (e.g. before school)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
head of a sleeping person
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
influential person; man of importance
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
hastily made; improvised preparation
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to attack; to assault; to assail
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt