politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
start; leaving; marching off
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
open; public; official; overt
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
toast; congratulatory cup
position; location; base; point; site
solitude; loneliness; isolation
artificial planet; man-made planet
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
cruise; navigation; sailing
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
threat; intimidation; menace
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
safety zone; traffic island
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
going through; going via; going by way of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...