to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
commencing with; including
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
elementary level; beginner level
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
jumping out; running out (e.g. into the street); dashing out; springing out
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
the whole city; all the cities; every city
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
noisy; confused; uproarious
several years; a few years
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
way out; means to escape; escape route
mockery; derision; ridicule
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous