means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
pride; boast; credit (to)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
and then; and so; and; so then
research office; research division; inquiry section
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
bet; wager; stake; gamble
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
submersible; (small) submarine