election; selection; choice
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
standing tall; towering; soaring
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to pitch camp; to set up camp
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
surveillance camera; security camera
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
alone; by oneself; on one's own
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
power balance; balance of power
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
a little bit; a little while
classification; categorization; sorting
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection