in the ministry; in the department
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
understanding person; supporter
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
leaving (fleeing) the capital
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
prime minister's official residence
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
release; liberation; acquittal
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
salary reduction; salary cut