holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to take measures (against); to take steps
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
police; police officer; police station
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
dealing with; coping with
watchful waiting; careful supervision
recovery; rescue; recapture
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
stealthily; secretly; in secret
arrest; apprehension; capture
later on; eventually; afterwards
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
control column; yoke; joystick
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
discovery; detection; finding
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering