confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
imposing stance; daunting pose
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
baton (of command); order; command; direction
event; phenomenon; matter
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
abuse; misuse; perversion
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
recommendation; endorsement
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to jest; to clown (around)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to rule; to govern; to administer
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to look around; to take a view of
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
very much; very many; more and more
interception (email); wiretap; bug
leather; leather-bound; leathern
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
risky; dangerous; insecure
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
intermission (between acts); interlude