easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
simply; merely; only; solely
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
thought; consideration; thinking
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
the right person in the right place
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
rule; reign; peaceful times
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
reform; reformation; reorganization
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
expiration of term of office
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
forcibly; against one's will
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
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)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
maintaining the status quo
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving