incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to check; to stop; to keep back
item; something that one "just has to have"
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
not worth considering; out of the question
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
influential person; man of importance
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
amount of money; sum of money
to sell off; to sell completely
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
offender; criminal; culprit
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
foundation stone; cornerstone
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption