making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
life of the people; people's lives; citizens' livelihoods
powerful person; influential person
enactment; establishment; creation
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
demotion; relegation; downgrading
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
northern part; the north (of a region)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to revere; to respect; to worship
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
influence (on someone); inspiration
warped mind; jaundiced mind; paranoia
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate