cardinal (Catholic church)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
authority; power; influence
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
how; in what way; in what manner
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to turn against; to become an enemy
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
convenient; handy; useful
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
in one's own way or style
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
supply; supplying; replenishment
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
military forces; hosts; troops
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison