strategy meeting; council of war
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
don't you think?; indicates question
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
different opinion; objection
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
proposal; offer; request; application
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
number one; first; best; most; game; round
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly