efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
opinion; intention; thought
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
mockery; derision; ridicule
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
review; reconsideration; revision
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to order; to command; to appoint
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit