establishment; founding; organization; organisation
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
weak point; unskillfulness
making efficient; optimization
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
likely loss; probable defeat
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
piling up; multiple layers
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person