proposal; proposition; suggestion
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
management; administration; operation
prime minister; premier; chancellor
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
abuse; misuse; perversion
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
riskiness; (level of) danger
expulsion; excommunication
to leave the government service
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
senility; dotage; decrepitude
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
so; like this; in this way
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap