intercept; interception; counter-attack
information; news; report; reward; retribution
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
steady; sound; reliable; solid
logistics; supply; communications
armed forces; military; troops
to surround; to crowd around
threat; intimidation; menace
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
anything and everything; just about everything
going straight on; going straight ahead
baton (of command); order; command; direction
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black