to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
complete lie; outright lie
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to pile up; to accumulate
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
talented person; clever person
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to lead someone around by the nose
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
exactly as stated; verbatim
to anticipate; to foresee
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
property; fortune; assets
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)