advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
from the viewpoint of; according to
domestic affairs; internal administration
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
pleased to make your acquaintance
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
time series; chronological order; chronology
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to sob; to be choked with tears
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to boost; to force up; to push up
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit