subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
main force; chief object; mainline
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
in the meanwhile; during the time
maintenance; preservation; improvement
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
strategist; tactician; schemer
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
if it is the case that ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
such; this sort of; like this
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member