deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to take (be in) charge of
to tower above; to stand out
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
polite; courteous; hospitable
side effect; adverse reaction
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
treatment (of a person); dealing with
salary reduction; salary cut
chief; main; principal; important
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
important person; strategic person; key figure
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
conditionally; with conditions attached
school record; scholastic performance
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
recuperation; medical treatment
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
reason; logic; method; system; order
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less