dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
documentary evidence; documentation
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
government official; clerk
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
administration; government; administrator; governor
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
wide difference; a world of difference
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of