feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to become excited; to grow lively
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
few decades; many decades; several decades
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to become keen on; to get passionate about
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
audience; attendance; hearers
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
decision; determination; resolution
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another