executives; top management; governing body
in person; personally; directly
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
edict; public announcement
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
that; the matter in question
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
human rights; civil liberties
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
undeveloped country; third world country
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
one day; (on) a certain day
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
outsider; someone outside of a group
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
one example of (when there are more examples)
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to discuss; to talk together
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to see through; to see the true nature of something
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of