mobilization; mobilisation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
objection; dissent; protest
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
one's house; one's home; one's family
to read the situation; to sense the mood
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
arrest; apprehension; capture