majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
aptitude; aptness; suitability
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
ability; performance; efficiency
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
tool; implement; means; furniture
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
subordination; dependency
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
setting a bad example to others