contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
enemy movements; enemy's position
forwarding or transportation industry
land route; overland route; by land; overland
difficult to ...; hard to ...
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
internal conditions; true state of affairs
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
at least; at most; (even) just
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
as you see; as you can see
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing