hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to await; to wait for; to expect
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
intelligence gathering; information gathering
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
duty; obligation; responsibility
influence; clout; leverage
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)