no!; no no!; no, not at all
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
serious; not joking; straight
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
authority; power; influence
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to collect; to assemble; to gather
schoolgirl; female student
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to gather; to collect; to assemble
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
carnivore; carnivorous animal
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
even if not; even without
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to breathe out; to exhale
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important