defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
cut; reduction; curtailment
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
because; for; the reason why is ...
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
by myself; in person; by oneself
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
dukedom; duchy; principality
Palma (Brazil); Parma (Italy)
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
well-known; noted; celebrated
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
reform; reformation; reorganization
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
some people; a few people; several people
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
change; transformation; inversion
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
transport; transportation
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
already known; well-known
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)