hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment
dealing with; coping with
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to wash away; to rinse off
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
survival; survivor; relic
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging