cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
make no progress; remain unsettled
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to backfire; to have a harmful result
(theatrical) fighting scene
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
possible; likely; probable
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
corridor; hallway; passageway
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
sphere; circle; range; category
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to rush over; to run up to
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official