settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
pair; the two; both persons; both things
sincere; earnest; serious
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
still; even now; to this day
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
voluntary; optional; free; elective
tedious; boring; being fed up with
power; authority; jurisdiction
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
northern part; the north (of a region)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
settlement; solution; resolution
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
all; entire; whole; altogether
knowing; (an) acquaintance
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
foreign; abroad; overseas
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly