empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
adherent; devotee; believer
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
domestic affairs; internal administration
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
information media; press; news organs
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
one by one; one after another; successively
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
whispering into a person's ear
to begin; to set about; to start
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
Dunkerque (France); Dunkirk
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
public security operation