control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
pride; dignity; self-worth
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
killing two birds with one stone
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the way back; the way home; return trip
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the other day; a few days ago
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to try to do; to attempt to do
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to put into effect; to put into practice
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
about this time; about now
to wash again; to reconsider
name; given name; first name