before it happens; beforehand
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
(exercising) the right to command
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
press conference; news conference
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
information media; press; news organs
prize winner; recipient of a prize (or award); awardee
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
emergency staircase; fire escape
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
trade agreement; trade pact; agreement on commerce
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
consequently; as a result; in the end
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder