breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
literally; to the letter; literal
comparatively; relatively
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(death from) starvation; starving to death
simple honesty; tactless frankness
detour; circumvention; turning movement
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart