to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
sabotage; subversive activities
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
businesslike; professional
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
monetary; financial; pecuniary
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
every person; each one; everybody
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
important cultural property; important cultural asset
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
mass communication; mass media
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area