space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
the same rank; equality; apposition
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
armour (e.g. tank); armor
blitzkrieg; lightning war
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
reading aloud; recitation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
amount of material resources
land route; overland route; by land; overland
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
lack of information; data deficiency
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb