ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to become better; to improve
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
property; fortune; means; assets
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get thin; to taper off
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
one's possessions; ownership
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
poor farmer; needy peasant
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
action of making something; -ification
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
rather; sooner; preferably
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio