(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
government office; agency; board
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
offender; criminal; culprit
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
one's home country; one's homeland
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
system; institution; organization; organisation
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety