minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
control; management (e.g. of a business)
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
public telephone; pay phone
subway; metro; underground (railway)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to shake one's head (in denial)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance