government; administration; statesmanship
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
leaving a matter to chance
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
main cause; primary factor
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
coherence; order; focus; point
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
index; indices; indicator
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
womanly; ladylike; feminine
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
fighting in numerous battles
much less; to say nothing of
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor