advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
discussion; argument; debate
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
commander; general; leader
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
political climate; political situation
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
abstract or impracticable theory
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
urgent; requiring quick (response)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont