notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
thorough; exhaustive; complete
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
in one's hands; in one's control
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
nice; likeable; desirable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
contest of strength; trial of strength
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
cutlery; silverware; flatware
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
fixed date; appointed day
schedule; program; programme; agenda
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle