sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
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; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
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; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
transfer; transport; transportation
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path
mountain chain; mountains
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
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
several hundred; hundreds (of)
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 aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer