start of a war; beginning of hostilities
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to keep away; to keep at a distance
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
passing through without stopping; passing by
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
strict order; peremptory command
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
one's world within; one's inner world
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
freely; right and left; as one pleases