to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
useless resistance; vain struggle
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
together with; same; both; all; including ...
true character; real nature
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
(not) so much; (not) that much
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
hostility; antagonism; opposition
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
after a long time; for the first time in a while
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to take on a role; to take part
to take command; to give direction