reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
besides; moreover; in addition
armaments; military preparations
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
commandant; commanding officer; general
acting leader (usu. of a party)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
misrepresentation; false statement
future; possible; potential; prospective
general idea; concept; notion
pus; corruption; rot; evils
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
spine; backbone; spinal column
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
form; method; system; formula
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to manage a state; to govern a country
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person