effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to enter someone's territory by force
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
strategy; military tactics
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
remnants of an enemy army
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)