protracted war; war of attrition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
wherein; therein; thereinto
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to approach; to draw near
filtration; filtering; percolation
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
choices; alternatives; options
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
slope; slanting surface; bevel
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
offender; criminal; culprit
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess