hegemony; leadership; initiative
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
management; administration; operation
government; administration; ministry
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
time around sunset; early evening
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred