candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
omniscience and omnipotence
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
practical question (problem); practical matter
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
management; administration; operation
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
another thing; exception; special case
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
possible; likely; probable
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to stiffen; to become stiff
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
without permission; without notice
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)