contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
trembling with excitement
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
organization or group behind a crime or act of terror
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
theatre; theater; playhouse
armed group; armed insurgents
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
slight; little; insignificant
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
surface of the earth; ground surface
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
no way to do; nothing can be done
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
to switch off; to turn off
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
construction; architecture (of buildings)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up