vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
go that far; to that extent
although I say; although one might say; although called
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
conference room; council room
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
armed forces; military; troops
lacking a plan; haphazard
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
every year; yearly; annually
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
100,000; hundred thousand
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
military service; conscription
death rate; mortality rate
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
Everyone is safe (all right)
to be helpful; to be useful