effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to need; to call for; to require
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
dozens; scores of; decades
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to be too late; to be too slow
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
war situation; progress of a battle
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone