capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
influential person; man of importance
armed might; military power; the sword; force
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
old or veteran army general
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
each house; every house; many houses
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous