siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
street fighting; urban warfare
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
this is why; this means; it is the case that
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to attempt; to test; to try out
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
extermination; annihilation
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
optimism; taking an optimistic view
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
popular person; favorite; favourite