armour (e.g. tank); armor
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to sell off; to sell completely
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
culottes (esp. short divided skirt)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
container (e.g. shipping); skip
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
elliptical shape; oval shape
strategy meeting; council of war
blank space; margin; blank canvas
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to indicate; to show; to point to
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step