from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
ten-year-old; ten year old
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
rule; reign; government; governing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
you; (arch.) your residence
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to intervene; to stop (something)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to throw oneself (into an activity)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
offensive (movement); aggression
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
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
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
an issue being settled; a case being closed
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway