sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
I see; that's right; indeed
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
failure; mistake; blunder
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
such; this sort of; like this
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door