military gains; war results; fruit of battle
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
war situation; progress of a battle
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
systematic; organized; organizational
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
such; like that; that sort of; very
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of