it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
official announcement; proclamation
conference room; council room
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
great war; great battle; world war
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
topic of discussion; agenda
suddenly; all of a sudden
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
though; notwithstanding; although
to squeeze out; to wring out
what's what; heads or tails
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
like this; this sort; this way
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
at once; immediately; right now
just because; even if; even though
advance; moving forward; progress
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
having not the slightest idea
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation