the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
body; group; party; company; troupe
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
modernization; modernisation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
reigning; controlling; dictating
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to have a relationship; to have relations
choosing between two things; two choices
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
very young; little; childish; immature
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fifth day of the month; five days