headquarters; head office; main office
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
strategy meeting; council of war
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
sincere; earnest; serious
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
as usual; as is one's habit
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
end of life; death; annihilation
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
global scale; worldwide scale
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something