to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
until now; so far; up to the present
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
trial; judgement; judgment
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
innocence; being not guilty
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be found; to be discovered
pair; the two; both persons; both things
large number (of); many; majority
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up