to stop walking; to pause
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to grimace; to make a wry face
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
strategic resources; strategic materials
real experience; actual observations
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
(penalty of) imprisonment
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
rare; uncommon; not often seen
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
expressing one's mind; speaking out
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations