to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
entertainment; amusement; fun
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
mask; disguise; guise; mask
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
wounded person; injured person
cooperation; collaboration
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
dozens; scores of; decades
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
accurate; correct; precise; exact
other; another; over; more than; I; me
consists of; comprises; is made up of
center of a lake (centre); middle of a lake
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it