main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
support; backing; aid; assistance
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
along; parallel to; in accordance with
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
fireball; bolide; fireball
scattering (in all directions)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
flying column; detached force
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
safety zone; traffic island
covering; protection; backing; relief
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army