previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
military forces; hosts; troops
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
extremely; terrifically; super
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
defense; defence; protection
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
aggression; invasion; raid
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
great war; great battle; world war
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...