multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
besides; in addition; also; moreover
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
defense; defence; defensive preparations
warning line; police cordon
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
even if nothing else; more than anything else
enemy movements; enemy's position
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to appreciate; to be thankful
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be consistent; to be coherent
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
starting point; point of departure
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
very; greatly; exceedingly
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail