wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
strategist; tactician; schemer
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
declaration; statement; proclamation
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stare back (at); to glare back
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
military force; military strength
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
signature; signing; sealing
member state of the European Union; EU country
to cut off (a relationship)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin