adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
to leave as is; to ignore
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
government; administration
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
act of terror; act of terrorism
person in charge; official; attendant
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ragman; junkman; garbage man
journal; magazine; periodical
(wearing) low over one's eyes
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)