disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to lose sight of; to miss
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
remnants of an enemy army
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
one by one; in detail; minutely
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
manipulation of information; spin
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
precarious situation; precarious state
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
total energy; all efforts
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
position; location; base; point; site
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
polite; respectful; reverent
woman; female; feminine gender
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
youthful; young; young-looking
to temper thoroughly; to train well
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique