administration; governance; the authorities; authority
mechanism; organization; organisation
important post; important office; key position
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
number; number plate; license plate
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
everything; anything; nothing
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
licentious; self-indulgent
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
(full) name; family name and given name
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to bury; to embed; to implant
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
alteration; falsification; faking
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed