crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
official function; state function
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
minimum; at the very least
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander