office (e.g. the Oval Office)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
informal consent; private consent
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the matter you have been talking about
leadership; initiative; spearhead
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
settlement; solution; resolution
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
although I say; although one might say; although called
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
each place; various places
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
that is to say; so that means
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
being left out; being ostracized
that is to say; so that means
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
not caring; not giving a damn
good feeling; feeling good
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying