averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
conference room; council room
the other day; some time ago; recently
declaration of war; proclamation of war
supreme command; direction over all
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
being very busy; busyness
chief; main; principal; major
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
suggestion; hint; implication
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
pressure; oppression; suppression
to take measures (against); to take steps
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
by all means; at all costs
to burn with combativeness
all present; all concerned; all of us
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap