word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
difference; discrepancy; variation
rather; better; instead; if anything
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
puppet government; puppet regime
surroundings; environs; circumference
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to provide; to arrange; to install
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to glare at each other; to confront each other
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(right at the) side; just beside
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sports ground; sports oval
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up