to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
firm; strong; solid; stable
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
day after day; day by day
helping hand; help; support; aid
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
another; different; separate; discrete
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
members; member; constituent
to be exhausted; to be tired out
behind with everything; too late; reactive
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to be downhearted; to look miserable