everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
(political) administration; political power
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
several weeks; a few weeks
bye-election; by-election
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
blank period; window period; interregnum
chief; main; principal; important
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows