assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
specimen; sample; object to be examined
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
handsome man; actor in a love scene
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
perfect; just right; ideal
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
flying column; detached force
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
belief; faith; conviction
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
direct unforked road; straight path
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around