public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
influencing (a person) for good
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
account book; register; ledger
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
rustling sound; rummaging sound
social; societal; societary
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
donor; contributor; provider
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
certain; definite; clear; credible
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to come face to face (with)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
root; source; origin; cause
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to stop talking; to be silent