gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
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beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
power; might; authority; influence
town; city; municipal; urban
in its entirety; whole; wholly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to scatter away; to vanish
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
going through; going via; going by way of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
control; management (e.g. of a business)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate