creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
number of persons; personnel
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
follower; attendant; valet; servant
(present) head of a family
weird; disgusting; sickening
this and that; such and such
overall victory; championship
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
next term; next period; next version; next release
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just