to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
valuable article; valuables
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
advance payment; advance delivery
(not) even once; (not) ever
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
enemy territory; hostile place
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
(in the same way) as before; as always
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
decrease; reduction; decline
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course