plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
preference; priority; precedence
speech and conduct; words and deeds
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
split; division; break up
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
reduction of armaments; disarmament
political measures; policy
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
presence (impressive quality)
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
hope; white hope; person of promise
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
early on; earlier on; from early
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation