return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
several times (as large, over)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
verbal message; word (from someone)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
one's long-cherished desire
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to set on fire; to ignite
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve