killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
personality; style; appearance
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
tenderhearted; faint of heart
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
state of hopelessness; (state of) being ready to give up; resignation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
a considerable number; a fair number
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
for the present; for the time being
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to refuse; to decline; to deny
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
wrong; different; not like that