thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to add (to); to add on; to append
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hostility; antagonism; opposition
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
accurate; correct; precise; exact
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to cultivate a better understanding
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
bolt from the blue; great surprise
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to spread; to be propagated