to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
in the end; at the end of the day
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
individual; private person; personal; natural person
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
by sheer strength; by brute force
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee