one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
successive generations; successive emperors
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
reform; reformation; reorganization
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
chief vassal; senior statesman
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
choices; alternatives; options
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
record of proceedings; minutes
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
active; positive; progressive
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
dealing with; coping with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
until now; so far; up to the present
to accept; to receive; to agree
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
the place for; the time for; the level of
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive