to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
connection; link; relationship
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
story of one's experiences
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
civilian control (of the military)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)