evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
passing through without stopping; passing by
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
trial; judgement; judgment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
IQ; intelligence quotient
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
they; those guys; those fellows
looking or acting as if one owned the place
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
several people; a few people
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics