to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to set a watch; to post guards
the very best; excellent; superb
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
critical moment; do-or-die situation
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(one) could even say that
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
according to plan; as planned; on target