defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
because of; owing to; due to
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
simply put; putting it simply; in short
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
intelligence agency; secret service
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
split; division; break up
to send or direct a person to
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
intelligence gathering; information gathering