founder of a religious sect
internal conditions; true state of affairs
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
fund management; fund operation
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to grow up; to become an adult
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to dispose of; to sell off