obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
before it happens; beforehand
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
had better ...; had better not ...
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be too numerous; to be too much
big snake; (large) serpent
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed