stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
chief; main; principal; major
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
commander; commanding officer; CO
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
accession to the throne; enthronement
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
in case of; at that time; at this time
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to be too late; to be too slow
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
protracted war; war of attrition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
substantial matter; significant item