deliberate hindrance; obstruction
reason; cause; history; origin
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
professional killer; hit man
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
chief; main; principal; important
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
half the body; half length
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
lately; recently; nowadays
mockery; derision; ridicule
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)