eighth day of the month; eight days
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
decisive battle of brief duration
aggression; invasion; raid
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
declaration of a state of emergency
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
impression; strong belief; conviction
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
very likely; very probable
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
Kerberos (computer security protocol)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses