to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
priority; order of precedence
reform; reformation; reorganization
recommendation; endorsement
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
management; administration; operation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
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)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to knock down; to utterly defeat
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to try all possible means
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
several minutes; a few minutes
height (of body); stature
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
conference room; council room
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship