squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to offer (put up) resistance
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
simmer; bubble out; flow out
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
governments of various nations of the world
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
reaching; attaining; arrival
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
villain; baddie; the villain's part
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
historic; historical; traditional
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
victim; injured party; sufferer
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
declaration; statement; proclamation
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt