moderate; proper; just right
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
dealing with; coping with
influence; clout; leverage
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
without; but if; otherwise; or else
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that