fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to order; to command; to appoint
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
infant; baby; little child
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
river management; river improvement; flood control
directly under; falling perpendicularly
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
classified information; top secret
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
terrain; geographical features; topography
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
great hurry; great haste; rush
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly