assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
regret; repentance; remorse
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
control; management; supervision
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
preparatory phase; preparatory period
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
intelligence network; information network
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
nervousness; oversensitivity
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
to palm off; to force a sale
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
wild beast; wild animal; brute
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference