wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
main force; chief object; mainline
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
war situation; progress of a battle
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
good performance; good work; great success
battlefield; battleground
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to tower above; to stand out
same; similar; (just) like; equal
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
war; battle; match; game; competition
prompt; immediate; in real time
switching over to; migration; transition
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to run away; to escape safely
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)