ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
in succession; one by one
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to incur someone's enmity
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
conviction; belief; confidence
how; in what way; by what means
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky