information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
stretching; extension; elongation
railroad network; railroad system
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
finish; finishing; finishing touches
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
offense and defense; offence and defence
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
executives; top management; governing body
supreme command; high command
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
enemy territory; hostile place
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
defense; defence; protection
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
railroad; railway; rail transport