means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
holding two or more positions concurrently
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
bringing; taking; carrying
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
(a person's) appearance; looks
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
topic of discussion; agenda
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
deliberation; discussion; consideration
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
treatment; service; handling; management
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
curfew; lockdown; grounding
telecommunications equipment; communication device
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
not permitting; not authorizing
hand baggage inspection; carry-on baggage inspection
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to be too late; to be too slow
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
self-control; self-restraint
to yield to temptation; to succumb
voting; ballot; poll; vote
completely; fully; entirely