nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
consequently; as a result
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
in that way; like that; that way
elder sister; effeminate man
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware