featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
armed forces; military; troops
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
very interesting; of great interest
information board; building directory
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
sports ground; sports oval
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
every street corner; every crossing
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
underground; subterranean
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
heating power; thermal power; firepower
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
at first; in the beginning; originally
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to throw open; to leave open
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line