how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
piece of evidence; evidence
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
state secrets; secrets of the state
at a moment's notice; readily
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
out of character; unlike one
immediately; at once; instantly
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
for more details ...; for further information ...
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation