possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
means; way; method; measure
conviction; belief; confidence
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
right (to do something); authority; power
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
total energy; all efforts
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage