free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
headquarters; head office; main office
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to talk; to chat; to chatter
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
serious; not joking; straight
development; exploitation
scene; view; prospect; outlook
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
company outing; company retreat
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
orphan; person without friends
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
leaving everything up to someone else
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
sleeping together in a huddle
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building