to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
weight; heavyweight boxer
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
our country; our land; one's own country
admiration; wonder; astonishment
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to raise one's voice; to shout
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
main force; chief object; mainline
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
normal practice; proper practice
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
this (very thing); this precisely
increase in activity; activation
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of