preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
negotiations; discussions; connection
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
at once; immediately; right now
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(another's) daughter; young lady
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling