indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
news; word; tidings; omen
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
internal conditions; true state of affairs
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
you; (arch.) your residence
to use up all one's strength
this occasion; at this time; now
story; tale; talk; discussion
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
real experience; actual observations
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
small number; few; minority
to launch a surprise attack
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
duty; function; office; mission; task
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
street; quarter; district; area
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic