when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
of course; certainly; naturally
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
royal capital; imperial capital
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming