flying column; detached force
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to wring the neck; to strangle
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
armed forces; military; troops
first place; head position; leading position
body; group; party; company; troupe
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to complain; to make a complaint
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
well known; well connected
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
baton (of command); order; command; direction
personal affair; one's own affair
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
second day of the month; two days
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
person being waited for; person who waits
corpulence; fatness; obesity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over