promotion; raising of status
doing as one is told; yes-man
combination technique in Judo
body guard; military escort
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
destabilization; destabilisation
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
confidentially; privately; off the record
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
as soon as possible; ASAP
to disperse; to take a castle
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to explain; to dispel doubts
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
gag order; gag rule; gag law
simple honesty; tactless frankness