crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
the very best; excellent; superb
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
real intention; true motive; true meaning
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
military authorities; army circles
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to disperse; to take a castle
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
the instability of a political situation; political instability
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
internal troubles; domestic discord
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
March; third month of the lunar calendar