prisoner (of war); POW; captive
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to burrow through; to dig through
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
injured person; wounded person
medical treatment; medical care