armed forces; military; troops
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
armed might; military power; the sword; force
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
guess; speculation; supposition
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
confidence; trust; faith; credit
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
government; administration; ministry
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
cover story (in a magazine); cover article
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district