information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
written oath; covenant; pledge
bonus; reward for one's services
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
company; corporation; workplace
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
United Nations Security Council
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
true character; real nature
another kind; distinct species; variety
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
on the occasion of; at the time of
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
rather; sooner; preferably
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
dodgy dealings; monkey business
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
setting off (on a trip); departure
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic