mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
planner; drafter; deviser
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
watchful waiting; careful supervision
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
being very busy; busyness
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
now that; since; so long as; because
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
outward appearance; apparent
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
consideration; taking into account
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
distant look; faraway look
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
power; authority; jurisdiction
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness