to capture; to seize; to plunder
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
armory; armoury; ordnance department
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
declaration of war; proclamation of war
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
support; backing; aid; assistance
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
for many days; for several days
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
civilized person; civilized people
surface of the earth; ground surface