with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(political) administration; political power
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
few decades; many decades; several decades
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
management; administration; operation
not necessarily so; is not always true
to have meaning; to be meaningful
whispered conversation; whispering
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage