arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
receiving; acceptance; reception
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
long ago; already; a long time ago
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
negotiations; discussions; connection
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to lose sight of; to miss
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to stare back at; to look back at
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
serious; severe; grave; acute
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy