zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to detain; to take into custody
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to bring back; to restore
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
election; selection; choice
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
mental image; mental picture; image
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
powerful person; influential person
to order; to command; to appoint
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to be suspected without cause
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
few decades; many decades; several decades