to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
intensive; concentrated; focused
high ground; plateau; heights
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to hold fast; to protect to the end
fort; stronghold; fortification
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to encamp; to take up a position
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to speak ill of; to disparage
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to take off one's glasses
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
amount of material resources
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to trample; to crush underfoot
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
capacity; volume; capacitance
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent