to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
large number (of); many; majority
intelligence agency; secret service
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
son of a bitch; piece of shit
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
management; administration; operation
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
give-and-take; give and take
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
confidentially; privately; off the record
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
carelessly; inattentively
to wring the neck; to strangle
to make one's own; to take possession of
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
6th day of the month; six days
answering machine; answerphone
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform