muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
government office building
last night; yesterday evening
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
rebel; traitor; insurgent
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
anxiety (about the future)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
setting on fire; setting afire
defensive measure; defense plan
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to fill a hole with earth
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening