action of making something; -ification
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to send or direct a person to
(enter into, be in) a state of war
both armies; both teams; both sides
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
Britain and France; Anglo-French
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
communism; Communist Party
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
how much; how many; however
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)