tendency; trend; inclination
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
main question; real issue at hand
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
prime minister; premier; chancellor
surely; certainly; without doubt
(political) power; authority; influence
old friend; old acquaintance
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
for (some) doubtful points to remain
noisy; confused; uproarious
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
risky; dangerous; insecure
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to know (a person); to think
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
extermination; annihilation
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
here and there; everywhere
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
number of times; frequency; count
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain