methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
(social) class; rank; grade
strategist; tactician; schemer
pleased to make your acquaintance
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
alarming; worrisome; of concern
sympathy; compassion; pity
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
our country; our land; one's own country
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
territory; domain; dominion; possession
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(national) capital (city); metropolis
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
concession; conciliation; compromise