clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in a day; in a brief space of time
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
supply base; storage depot
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
choices; alternatives; options
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
chuck-farthing (game of throwing coins in a hole); pitch-farthing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
specialization; specialisation
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
basis for decision; evidence for judging
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to jump from one thing to another
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
operation; functioning; running
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person