if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
person concerned; interested party; related party
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
headquarters; head office; main office
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
almost; roughly; approximately
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
outsider; someone outside of a group
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
covering; protection; backing; relief
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to say too much; to go too far
to come from; to have roots in
forced to use; forced into a position
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time