periodic; regular; routine
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
national defence; national defense
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
government body; government agency
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
victim; injured party; sufferer
discovery; detection; finding
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
every month; each month; monthly
very likely; very probable
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
psychiatry; psychiatric department
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
means; way; method; measure
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
separatists; secessionists
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
interference; intervention; meddling