to resound; to echo; to reverberate
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
call; summons; convening; convocation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
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
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
counterintelligence; counterespionage
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
chit; sales slip; voucher
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to rule; to govern; to administer
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
leadership; initiative; spearhead
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to do earnestly; to get serious
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
influence; clout; leverage
advocate; proponent; supporter
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on