lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to launch a surprise attack
to lead someone around by the nose
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
casualties; the killed and wounded
wounded person; injured person
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
as is habit; the way life normally is
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
explosive; blasting powder
violent explosion; bursting
to put out; to extinguish
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
white (complexion); fair-skinned
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)