regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
in the same manner as before; the same as always
bureau director; office chief
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
being under military occupation
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
relation; connection; relevance
apple; Apple (computer company)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
extinction; annihilation; destruction
sphere; counter for balls
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with