disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
to hide; to keep to oneself
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
composite; combined; complex
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)