committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
at that time; in those days
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
clear writing; specification
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to replace; to move; to change the position of
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
(political) power; authority; influence
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
foreign; abroad; overseas
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
send specially; special envoy
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
(not) a single person; (no) one
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)