close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
sudden change; complete change
odds and ends; all; every
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
ability to get things done
calling by name; designation; nomination
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
purification; refining; simplification
looking on (somebody) as hostile
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
rare; uncommon; not often seen
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
equals sign; equality sign
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
each nation; many nations; many countries
solidarity; joint; collective
maximization; maximisation
three persons; three parties
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
future; possible; potential; prospective
order; sequence; procedure
to be selected (from among many people)
proper; right; reasonable