strategy meeting; council of war
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
two classes; double; two sets
individual match; single game
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
index; indices; indicator
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
tag (children's game); tig
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
way of speaking; profession
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to knock down; to utterly defeat
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
alternately; by turns; one after the other
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish