convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
dodgy dealings; monkey business
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to incur someone's enmity
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
craving for the limelight
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
offensive (movement); aggression
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
both armies; both teams; both sides
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
last night; yesterday evening
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(within a) territory; domains
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger