low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(political) administration; political power
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
commerce; trade; business
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
outside of; not covered by
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle