to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to cover fully; to wrap around
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
call; summons; convening; convocation
safety; welfare; well-being
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
last chapter (book, etc.)
a considerable number; a fair number
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
5th day of the month; five days
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
urgent; requiring quick (response)
accession to the throne; enthronement
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
cancellation; abandonment
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
article; news story; report; account
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
election; selection; choice
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
tone (of argument); tenor; drift