to call in; to invite; to bring in
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
something small; something petty; trifle
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
unopened; with an unbroken seal
probity check; background investigation
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
certainly; surely; definitely
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded