admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
-less; lacking; non-existing
out of character; unlike one
domestic affairs; internal administration
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
political measures; policy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
climax; peak; zenith; apex
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
armed might; military power; the sword; force
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
way (of doing); manner; method; means
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority