enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; edges (of a gem)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
party; gang; company; squad
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
approximate value; approximation
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to succeed; to bear fruit
wandering; rambling; roaming
at the meeting; on the occasion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
reopening; resumption; restarting
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
conference room; place of assembly
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance