foundation stone; cornerstone
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
that; the matter in question
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
dropout; quitter; deserter
they; those guys; those fellows
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
street fighting; urban warfare
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to pay attention; to be watchful
systematic; organized; organizational
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
to dam up (a stream); to dam
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to spend time (on doing something)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
side gate; side door; service entrance
to call together; to convene
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
directions; instructions; orders; command
to be contented; to be at ease
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
each place; various places