elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
settlement; solution; resolution
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to hide; to keep to oneself
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to assemble; to set up; to construct
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
organizational capability; organisational capability
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be prolonged; to drag on
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
strong; resolute; firm; strict
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
offense and defense; offence and defence
in the end; at the end of the day
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
traditional; conventional