news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
military authorities; army circles
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
person concerned; interested party; related party
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
decisive battle of brief duration
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
protracted war; war of attrition
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
thereupon; shortly thereafter
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next