to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
rational; logical; coherent
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
company president; manager; director
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
function; facility; faculty; feature
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
one thin flat object; one sheet
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to appear all together; to be all present
birth; creation; formation
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much