branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
ability; capability; skill
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
memory; sense; experience
almost; roughly; approximately
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
document; official papers
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
woman; female; feminine gender