strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
doctor of philosophy; PhD
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
research and development; R&D
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to disperse; to take a castle
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
in the morning; during the morning
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to become clear; to be made public
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
reorganization; reorganisation; restructuring
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
acting ability; talent as a performer
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet