some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
offense and defense; offence and defence
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
foundation stone; cornerstone
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
offender; criminal; culprit
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
extermination; annihilation
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
labor; labour; manpower; working force
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
extremely dangerous; full of peril
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction