battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
considerably; greatly; a lot
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
each place; various places
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
melancholy; gloom; depression
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
dozens; scores of; decades
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
deadly disease; sickness leading to death; terminal illness
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
common person; foolish commoner
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
tone (of argument); tenor; drift