swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
same crime; being equally guilty
national traits or character; nationality
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
made by one's (own) company
standard equipment; standard feature
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
enmity; antagonism; hostility
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
interception; monitoring; tapping
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
containment vessel (nuclear reactor); CV
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
dummy supporters (e.g. for sports team); dummy soldiers (e.g. left behind when evacuating)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
forced attack; risk-taking attack; aggressive attack
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
transport ship; troop ship
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to claim victims; to cause casualties
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number