to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
long-serving soldier; veteran
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
riparian works; flood-control works
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
secrecy; highly classified information
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
unworthy; unbecoming; improper