by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
reorganization; reorganisation
watchful waiting; careful supervision
impossible; unlikely; improbable
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(political) power; authority; influence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to become clear; to be made public
power balance; balance of power
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
that; the matter in question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
second; number two; runner-up
connection; link; relationship
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
financial muscle; economic clout
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise