decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to establish; to formulate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
far sight and deep design
to comfort; to console; to amuse
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
official announcement; proclamation
person concerned; interested party; related party
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
permanent; perpetual; lasting
twice; again; second time
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
extermination; annihilation
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)