encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
control room; control booth
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
consequence; outcome; result; blame
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
(some) more; even more; longer; further
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
outsider; someone outside of a group
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to explain adequately; to be accountable
armed forces; military; troops
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
affiliated company; affiliated business
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
stairs; stairway; staircase