assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to be dried out; to be parched
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
prime minister; premier; chancellor
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to be frank; to drop all pretense
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
according to plan; as planned; on target
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to put on airs; to assume importance
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)