tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
classification; assortment
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
the government; Administration
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
(political) power; authority; influence
power; authority; jurisdiction
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
right (to do something); authority; power
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
public facilities; utilities
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
depending on; dependent on