personal grudge; personal enmity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
offender; criminal; culprit
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
arrest; apprehension; capture
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to get strong; to gain strength
to carry; to bring (to a place)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
raw materials; ingredients
high grade; special grade; classy
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
tasteless and odorless; bland
unusual space; other dimension
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
arrogant; haughty; insolent
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes