before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
administration of justice; judicature
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
general; popular; common; typical
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
residence; housing; residential building
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
management; administration; operation
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
one house; the same house
possession; occupation; occupancy
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
powerful person; influential person
18-litre measuring container
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
one floor (of a building); single floor
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
innumerable; countless; numberless
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
personal; individual; private