minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to be damaged; to receive damage
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
going around; patrol; round; tour
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
leaving everything up to someone else
commander; commanding officer; CO
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
business rival; professional jealousy
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
small number; few; minority
trackless; reckless; dissipated
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal