miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to order; to command; to appoint
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to exchange; to interchange
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)