claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
imprisonment; incarceration
great commander; famous commander
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
way (of doing); manner; method; means
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
people; citizens; subjects; folk
advocate; proponent; supporter
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
watchful waiting; careful supervision
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
concession; conciliation; compromise
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties