before ... days (months, etc.)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
reform; reformation; reorganization
should do; ought to do; must do
protest action; protest movement
life or death; existence; destiny
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to serve; to work for; to attend
innocent; blameless; guiltless
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
very much; very many; more and more
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close