defence forces; defence corps
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to look after (often medically); to take care of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
direct control; direct supervision
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
whole nation; whole land; whole country
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
right in the middle (of); midst; height
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
for dear life; barely escaping alive
(not so) much; (not) very
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate