blitzkrieg; lightning war
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
in comparison to; rather than
military personnel; soldier
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to turn towards; to point
such; like that; in that way
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to emphasize; to attach importance to
system; organization; organisation; architecture
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)