nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be reminded of; to call to mind
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to search (esp. a home in a police search)