to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
headquarters; head office; main office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be contrary to one's expectations
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
safe; vault; storage cabinet
person who is ...; thing that is ...
family name; lineage; birth; clan
by sheer strength; by brute force
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(railway) siding; service line; service wire
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
just because; even if; even though
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
in comparison to; rather than
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
specialization; specialisation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature