to take over; to hand over
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
management; administration; operation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; clout; leverage
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the reverse; other side; lining
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to order; to command; to appoint
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
commandant; commanding officer; general
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath