direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
body; group; party; company; troupe
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to ask; to enquire; to query
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
when it becomes; when it comes to
go that far; to that extent
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
important point; strategic position; key point
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)