preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
just because; even if; even though
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
edict; ordinance; proclamation
even though; despite; when
to be lacking in options; to be too few
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
senior; veteran; old-timer
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
righteousness; justice; right
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
sincere; earnest; serious
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
political measures; policy
proposal; motion; recommendation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
process; course; mechanism
score (in a game); full score
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
one theory; one opinion; another theory
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
intensification; aggravation
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
members; member; constituent
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support