advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
just you wait and see (as a threat)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
again and again; repeatedly
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
one's principles and position
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
chance (of success); odds
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
self-determination; suicide
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
weird; strange; mysterious
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
opposition party; political opposition; opposition