plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
derailment; digression; deviation
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
economic unit; economic agent; economic entity
(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
power plant; power station
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
Warsaw Treaty Organization
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
International Criminal Court; ICC
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
official regulations; inner rules
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family