thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
just one person; only one
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
be (that) as it may; having said that
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to become possible; to become able to (do)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday