wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be damaged; to receive damage
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
as before; as ever; as it was originally
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
script; screenplay; scenario
unprecedented; never seen before
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
daily allowance; daily wages
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved