getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
at work; in the midst of work; working
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
bureaucratic routine; red tape
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
at that time; in those days
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to throw at; to turn; to raise
offence; offense; hindrance
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
human resources; man-power resources
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
armed forces; military; troops