mechanism; organization; organisation
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
limited; limiting; restrictive
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
several people; a few people
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to chase; to run after; to pursue
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to have an eye on; to zero in on
using as an intermediary; through
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
countermeasure; counter-measure
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to stop walking; to pause
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
side gate; side door; service entrance
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently