if it is the case that ...
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
putting into operation; invocation
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to be silent; to say nothing
to live through; to survive
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
final; eventual; ultimate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unidentifiable; unidentified
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
don't worry; no worries; never mind
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to blow through; to blow across
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping