battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to move forward; to move on
amount of material resources
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
weakening; emaciation; decline
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to die out; to become extinct
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
the same rank; equality; apposition
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
commitment; pledge; promise
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
modesty; humility; being humble
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)