to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
change; alteration; modification
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to satisfy the requirements
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
alteration; falsification; faking
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
environment; circumstance
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
orphan; person without friends
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
control; management (e.g. of a business)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
influential person; man of importance
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch