godparent; first person to give something its name
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
verbal message; word (from someone)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
serious; severe; grave; acute
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
world; society; people; the public
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
development project (program, programme, plan)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to entrust; to leave to a person
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
recommendation of an influential person
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
not necessarily so; is not always true
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions