to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
due form; official; formality
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
accession to the throne; enthronement
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
openly and secretly; helping in all ways
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
guess; speculation; supposition
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
via; through; by doing; by means of; using