designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
closely-guarded secret; top secret
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
last night; yesterday evening
planned; scheduled; systematic
watchful waiting; careful supervision
financial panic; economic crisis; economic crash
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
besides; moreover; in addition
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
commodore; brigadier general
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
important post; important office; key position
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known