it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
in that way; thus; so; so?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza