to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
number of persons; personnel
steady; sound; reliable; solid
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
double; twice (as much); twofold
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of