classified information; top secret
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
identification number; confirmation number; authentication number
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
interval; break; pause; spare moment
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
members; member; constituent
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
this and that; various things
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to continue to do; to persist in doing
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
corpulence; fatness; obesity
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
planning; project; plan; design
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
sales promotion; hard selling