mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
at the last moment; this late in the game
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
Red Army Faction; Baader-Meinhof Group
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
exploitation; overuse; abuse
pre-war days; before the war
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
around the world; throughout the world
difference; discrepancy; variation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
otherwise; or else; if not
beyond this point; from now on; after this
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas