question; inquiry; enquiry
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
such; this sort of; like this
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
frequency; rate of occurrence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to pretend; to act (as if)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
unidentifiable; unidentified
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)