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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
coins (playing card suit)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
supply; supplying; replenishment
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to bring; to take; to bring about
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
state of the war; war situation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.