to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
slight; little; insignificant
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
to entrust; to leave to a person
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
receiving; acceptance; reception
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
region; limits; stage; level
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
large number (of); many; majority
injured person; wounded person; casualty
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
final scene; the end; finale
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
body; body blow (in boxing)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
strategy meeting; council of war
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
at work; in the midst of work; working
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with