to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
alteration; falsification; faking
certain evidence; definite evidence
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
minority group (party); minority
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
power; authority; jurisdiction
if it is the case that ...
counter for chairs or seats
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
donation; contribution; offering
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
support; backing; patronage
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
notice; attention; observation