putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
democracy; democratic nation
within Earth's atmosphere; inner space
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
postgraduate course; graduate course
changing one's academic course
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
antiques; old works of art
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
human resources; man-power resources
high (government) official
strictly; severely; rigidly
information media; press; news organs
military history; military annals