cooperation; coordination; link
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
several years; a few years
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
state of the war; war situation
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
young and energetic; up-and-coming
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
in advance; beforehand; previously
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
control; check; restraint; inhibition
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping