to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
killing and wounding; bloodshed
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
don't you think?; indicates question
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to add (to); to add on; to append
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
influential person; man of importance
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
headquarters; head office; main office
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
strict order; peremptory command
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
conference room; council room
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out