skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
surroundings; environs; circumference
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
extermination; annihilation
very great; enormous; serious
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
injured person; wounded person; casualty
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
large number (of); many; majority
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous