to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
to cease; to stop; to be over
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
in deep black; in jet black
(not) a single person; (no) one
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
fire captain; fire marshal
association; union; guild
town councillor; town council member
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
nod; inclination of the head
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
countermeasure; counter-measure
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
private person; individual