judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
(criminal) investigation headquarters
melancholy; gloom; depression
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
(one acting as a) foster parent
on bad terms; at loggerheads
careful observation; close attention
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
income; receipts; revenue
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
conference room; council room
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
safety; welfare; well-being
wartime regime; war footing
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
being too late; losing one's final chance
being somewhat excited (agitated)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs