wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
prospects of victory; chances of success
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to collect; to assemble; to gather
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
cooperation; collaboration
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
failure; mistake; blunder
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
influence; clout; leverage
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important