raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
street fighting; urban warfare
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
(national) capital (city); metropolis
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
back street; back alley; off-street
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
organizational capability; organisational capability
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
(one's) best condition; top form
excess; surplus; superabundance
three; three years of age
to do someone in; to bump someone off
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
drama; play; powerful drug
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
air ambulance; helicopter emergency medical service; helicopter ambulance
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
headset (for phones, etc.); headset (bicycle)
riding together; riding with
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
destination (one is heading towards); goal
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
military strength; military personnel
transport truck; transport vehicle
operating room; operating theatre
Joan of Arc (1412-1431; French military leader)