of late; lately; this part; this point; here
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
killing two birds with one stone
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
massing (of troops); gathering
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
both armies; both teams; both sides
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
armed forces; military; troops
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
from the viewpoint of; according to
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)