gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
convenient; handy; useful
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
related to; in relation to
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
belief; faith; conviction
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
world situation; world affairs
one end; an end; part; fragment
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to state; to say; to tell; to express
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
(political) administration; political power
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to arrive; to come to pass
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to become desperate; to give way to despair
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to try all possible means
indictment; prosecution; complaint
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
usage; way to use; utilization
personal grudge; personal enmity
political measures; policy
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
modernization; modernisation
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry