government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to show signs of; to appear
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
besides; in addition; also; moreover
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning