congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
proposal; motion; recommendation
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
estimate (of costs); budget
management; administration; operation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
only recently; just of late
to be born; to come into the world
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
right to choose; a say; option
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration