expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
last week; the week before
successively; one after another
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
black-market channels; illegal channels
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
number of persons; personnel
protracted war; war of attrition
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fort; stronghold; fortification
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
chance (of success); odds
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent