snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
failure; mistake; blunder
dealing with; coping with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
two persons; two people; pair; couple
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
protracted war; war of attrition
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable