going around; patrol; round; tour
temporary truce; ceasefire
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
staying behind; remaining; residual
inside one's heart; in one's mind
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to take over; to hand over
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
secret understanding; collusion
to shake; to sway; to waver
useful thing; usable article
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
decision; settlement; definition
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)