to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
centralization of power; centralisation of power
to move forward; to move on
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
civil affairs; civil case
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to encamp; to take up positions
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to wring the neck; to strangle
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)