guess; speculation; supposition
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
application; request; petition
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
on the occasion of; at the time of
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
persistence; single-mindedness
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
physical evidence; material evidence
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
return of something; repayment
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there