fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
for dear life; barely escaping alive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
protracted war; war of attrition
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
terrain; geographical features; topography
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
life or death; existence; destiny
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
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
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
extermination; annihilation
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(period of) a year; during an era
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight