query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
leader; authority; mainstay
preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
stirring; rousing oneself
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
caller; visitor; company; guest
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
everybody; every last one of them; all
good-for-nothing; worthless
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
murder; killing; murderer
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
container (e.g. shipping); skip
priority; order of precedence
interior; inside; internal
reform; reformation; reorganization
recommendation; endorsement
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
people; citizens; subjects; folk
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
management; administration; operation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
failure; mistake; blunder
of course; certainly; naturally
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
relatively; comparatively