to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to put on airs; to assume importance
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
command; control; commander
right (to do something); authority; power
grasp; catch; understanding
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
very interesting; of great interest
reform; reformation; reorganization
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
study; diligence; discount; reduction
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(exercising) the right to command
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
armed forces; military; troops
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)