to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
looking on (somebody) as hostile
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be expensive; to be costly
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
body; group; party; company; troupe
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
shady; underhanded; questionable
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
main question; real issue at hand
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death