draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
self-defense; self-defence
decisive battle of brief duration
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
infant; baby; little child
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to understand; to make out
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
power; authority; jurisdiction
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
latent disposition; inner feelings
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
confidentially; privately; off the record
strict order; peremptory command
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
self-; from (a time or place)
compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over