your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
but; however; provided that
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
open; public; official; overt
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
human relations; personal relationships
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
absence; disregard; indifference
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to win and advance to the next round
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to pass (of time); to elapse