conference room; council room
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
nameless; anonymous; without name
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
wherein; therein; thereinto
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be hesitant; to feel timid
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
whichever one chooses; either way
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of