to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
war situation; progress of a battle
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
left side; left-hand side
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to increase; to add to; to augment
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
difference; variation; difference
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
head; lead; vanguard; first
thickness; profundity; depth
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
out of character; unlike one
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing