by all means; at all costs; absolutely
reform; reformation; reorganization
protest action; protest movement
life or death; existence; destiny
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
sanity; consciousness; soberness
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to serve; to work for; to attend
innocent; blameless; guiltless
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
monolith; large slab of rock
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
very much; very many; more and more
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
one's wishes; one's expectations; just as expected
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink