very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
headquarters; head office; main office
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
prize money; monetary award; reward
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
power; authority; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
bounty hunter; bounty hunting
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear