mobilization; mobilisation
audience (with a person of high standing)
prohibition; ban; suspension
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
such; this sort of; like this
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenient; handy; useful
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
powerful person; influential person
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
drama; play; powerful drug
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to feel; to sense; to experience
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound