Hearst (Canada); Haast; Hurst
right to investigate; investigatory power
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
out of control; uncontrollable
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
no exception; without exception; always the same
powerful medicine; strong poison
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
disease; ailment; illness
to be born; to come into this world
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to recover consciousness; to come to
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
leadership; initiative; spearhead
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
grandfather; male senior-citizen