to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
just because; even if; even though
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to accept; to receive; to agree
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
still; even now; to this day
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
it's not like; it isn't as if
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to encamp; to take up positions