members; member; constituent
meaning; significance; sense
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
thought; consideration; thinking
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
plural; multiple; several
ministries and government offices; the authorities
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
decline; fall; decay; withering
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly