to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
program (e.g. TV); programme
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
main battery; main armament
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to make sense; to be meaningful
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
disintegration; self-destruction
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
such; like that; in that way
stack; pushdown list; pushdown stack; stuck
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
secondary armament (of a warship); secondary battery; secondary gun
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
that kind; competition; match
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
travelling alone; solitary journey
going around; patrol; round; tour
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
camping; campground; making camp
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
level ground; plain; flatland
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things