what would (you) do?; what to do about it
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
up until now; as recently as the present
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
instead; but (on the other hand)
license; permit; licence; certificate
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
driving license suspension
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to have a talk; to tell a story
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
full view; plain sight; completely visible
receiver; receiving entity
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to shake one's head (in denial)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to have no chance (of succeeding)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture