sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
distinction; differentiation; classification
to rally; to make a comeback
impact of publicity or propaganda
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
transfer; transport; removal
base (military, expedition, etc.)
approach path (aircraft, surgery); entrance ramp (highway); on-ramp; slip road
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
preservation; retainment; keeping
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain