skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
working group; task force
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
classified information; top secret
like this; this sort; this way
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
expression; look; countenance; face
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
forevermore; for eternity
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
country; territory; domain; realm
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before