president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
I have nothing to do with it
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to telephone; to make a phone call
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
after school (at the end of the day)
without permission; without notice
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
one's family; family member
without permission; without notice
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
co-production; collaboration
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be relieved of one's post
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
chorus; singing in a chorus