these guys; these fellows
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
dealing with; coping with
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
just a minute; small quantity
to finish; to end; to close
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to say no more; to sink into silence
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
regret; repentance; remorse
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
done; just done; just finished