source of information; intelligence source; message source
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
at work; in the midst of work; working
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
premature joy; short-lived elation
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it