plateau; tableland; eminence
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
commander; commanding officer; CO
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
one by one; in detail; minutely
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
(not) even once; (not) ever
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
simply; merely; only; solely
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
reaching; attaining; arrival
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely