terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
convention; tired tradition; old custom
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
under control (e.g. of territory)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
railroad network; railroad system
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
understanding person; supporter
reform; reformation; reorganization
to gather strength; to take heart
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
proposal; offer; request; application
you could say; you might say; verging on the
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
first meeting; first interview with
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible