prime minister; premier; chancellor
sympathy; compassion; pity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to turn towards; to point
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
future (usually near); prospects
besides; moreover; in addition
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
power; authority; jurisdiction
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to rise to the highest possible rank
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
troops; group members; team members
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
casualties; the killed and wounded
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person