available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
hundred battles; many battles
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
space (room, area, outer space)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to fall flat; to fall face down
it's been a long time; long time no see
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
stirring; rousing oneself
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications