exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
series of battles; successive battles
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to breathe out; to exhale
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
probe each other; sound each other out
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
supervised; under surveillance
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home