to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
torturing to death; tormenting to death
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
direct control; direct supervision
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
they; those guys; those fellows
headquarters; head office; main office
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to indicate; to show; to point to
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
welcome; (warm) reception
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage