reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
one's own child; one's own children
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
weakening; emaciation; decline
intensive; concentrated; focused
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
I've got to be going; I must go
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
private citizen; civilian
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
appearance; air; condition; state; form
our country; our land; one's own country
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
defense; defence; protection
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
large quantity; large amount