to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
aggression; invasion; raid
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to begin; to set about; to start
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
absorption; suction; attraction
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme