common front; united front
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
close; intimate; on good terms
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to blame; to find fault with
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
discovery; detection; finding
common people; ordinary people; masses
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
that is to say; so that means
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
source of information; intelligence source; message source
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
in swarms; in great crowds
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
military shoes; combat boots
stationing (troops); occupancy