joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
important person; strategic person; key figure
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
as (for); for; in the capacity of
grasp; catch; understanding
number of persons; personnel
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
discovery; detection; finding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
mechanism; organization; organisation
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
study; research; investigation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
cooperation; collaboration
fund management; fund operation
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to rule; to govern; to administer
true state; actual condition; reality
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
nature; property; disposition
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
important post; important office; key position
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
residence; housing; residential building
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state