high (government) official
information media; press; news organs
state secrets; secrets of the state
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
human rights; civil liberties
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
strict order; peremptory command
absence; disregard; indifference
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
ambassador of goodwill; goodwill envoy; goodwill mission
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
foundation stone; cornerstone
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to creep about; to crawl around
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all