loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
how; in what way; by what means
attraction; lure; invitation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
a few years ago; some years back
construction; establishment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
fucking; screwing; having sex
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
such ... as; or some such
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result