scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
cardinal (Catholic church)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
of course; certainly; naturally
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
birth date; date of birth; DOB
government; administration
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
tenth day of the month; ten days
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)