shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
bank; banking institution
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
such; like that; that sort of; very
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to some extent; to a certain extent
while; during (the time when)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
callback; recall (of defective products)
conference room; council room
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
had better ...; had better not ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
just because; even if; even though
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)