activation (e.g. of network accounts, etc.)
theater of war (theatre); sector
(coming through) loud and clear
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
fighting in numerous battles
decoy (for hunting); stool
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
one's place of appointment; one's post
place of execution; execution site
commodore; brigadier general
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
person killed in action; the war dead
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to get distracted; to jump off the track