the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
power balance; balance of power
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to throw into; to toss into
business discussion; negotiation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
excursion; field trip; school trip
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar