chief; main; principal; major
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
what sort of; what kind of; what way
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
declaration of independence
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
young master; son of a high-ranking person
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
final scene; the end; finale
autonomy; right of self-government
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to take away; to carry off
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
illegal; illicit; unlawful
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)