smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
authority; power; influence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to carry out one's mission
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
is something that; is that which
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
covert action; covert operations
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding