prickling; stinging; biting
government; administration; statesmanship
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to name; to call; to christen; to term
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
with a collapse; with a slump
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
one's long-cherished desire
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to relax; to feel at home
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance