electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to take command; to give direction
(exercising) the right to command
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
motherland; fatherland; native country
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
pride; boast; credit (to)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
explanation; interpretation
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
organs of the state; machinery of the state
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
ordinary citizen; the general public
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden