leader of a delegation (body, party)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
old or veteran army general
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
monolith; large slab of rock
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
sympathy; empathy; response
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
depravity; corruption; degradation
this and that; one thing or another
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
straight-laced person; stubborn person
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
likability; favorability; popularity
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to return a favor (favour); to repay
fortress; stronghold; citadel
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
to work hard; to work diligently
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party