huge rock; firmness; solidity
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to take someone's life; to kill someone
calamity; disaster; accident
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
self-defense; self-defence
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
closely-guarded secret; top secret
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
place; room; margin; scope
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to stop talking; to be silent
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
machine parts; machinery; equipment
simply put; putting it simply; in short