for some (unspecified) reason
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
just a minute; small quantity
control board; control panel; console
consists of; comprises; is made up of
less than ...; smaller ...
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
divide and rule; divide and conquer
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to smoke animal out of its den
classified information; top secret
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
this is why; this means; it is the case that
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to become misty; to become hazy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
through a (computer, etc.) screen
information bureau; intelligence department
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
true state; actual condition; reality
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish