male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
underestimation; undervaluation
protracted war; war of attrition
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to recover; to rally; to pick up
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to bury; to embed; to implant
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
apparent; obvious; very clear
floor above; floor upstairs
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to quicken one's pace (steps)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
in-car announcement (on a train); PA system on a train
bidirectional communication
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
look!; there!; here!; that is