obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
offense and defense; offence and defence
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
battle formation; military formation
to use and then throw away
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the front; honest; upright; decent
training; drill; practice; discipline
periodic; regular; routine
to polish up; to shine up
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to repeat; to do over again
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
there is nothing; having nothing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
failure; mistake; blunder
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
look!; there!; here!; that is
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be helpful; to be useful
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
possibility; potential; expandability
to be conspicuous; to stand out
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
to mix; to stir; to blend
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention