concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
logistics; supply; communications
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
defense; defence; defensive preparations
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
regret; repentance; remorse
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
defence program; defence plan
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
hard life; life of austerity
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)