arbitration; intercession; mediation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
pupil; student; schoolchild
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
results; record; grades; marks
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in its entirety; whole; wholly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
student (esp. a university student)