first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
follow-up report; further news
to gain a victory; to win
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to teach; to take a teaching job
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
approval; license; licence; permission
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
based on; on the basis of
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
total energy; all efforts
both armies; both teams; both sides
offense; offence; method of attack
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power