How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
on and after; from ... onward; since
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
sabotage; subversive activities
scattered; separated; dispersed
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to shade; to graduate; to tint; to put on stage makeup; to make up (one's face)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
guess; speculation; supposition
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
whichever one chooses; either way
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
rather; sooner; preferably
armed might; military power; the sword; force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
spread; span; expanse; extent
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
direct control; direct supervision
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
going around; patrol; round; tour
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
in the morning; during the morning
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly