symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
festival merrymaking; revelry
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
return of something; repayment
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
third day of the month; three days
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
offense; offence; method of attack
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to be consistent; to be coherent
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be found; to be discovered
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting