research; study; investigation
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
distress; anguish; mental suffering
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
billeting area; cantonment; encampment; étape
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
staying behind; remaining; residual
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
risky; dangerous; insecure
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back