to grant permission; to give permission
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
while alive; during one's lifetime
members; member; constituent
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
results of a scientific investigation; findings
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
authority; power; influence
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
always having a comeback; fast-talking
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
contract; compact; agreement
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
business use; business purposes
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz