active; dynamic; energetic
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
offensive (movement); aggression
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
middle class; bourgeoisie
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
revision; amendment; alteration
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
association; union; guild
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
leisure; leisure time; spare time
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
bet; wager; stake; gamble
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
change of government; regime change
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on