recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to be talented; to be able
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
disinformation; false information
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
way (of doing); manner; method
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
in case of; at that time; at this time
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher