choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
choices; alternatives; options
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
even though; despite; when
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
outbreak of war; starting a war
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in the end; at the end of the day
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
suspicious-looking; fishy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
depending on; dependent on
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
prototype model; experimental machine
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
in good health; alive and well; going strong
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence