reconnaissance mission



air raid, bombing, cover, dry run, mission, reconnaissance, scramble, sortie, umbrella ,

   seamanly - marine, maritime, nautical, navigational, oceanic, pelagic, salty, seafaring ,

   antedate - announce, anticipate, backdate, be before, be dated, be early, bear date, come before, date, date at, date-stamp, dateline, go before, herald, lag,

   interfere with - antagonize, clash, collide, conflict, confute, contradict, counter, counteract, countervail, cross, destroy, disrupt, disturb, fiddle, go against,

   brilliant success - best seller, fad, gas, gasser, hit, killing, riot, sensation, smash, triumph, wow ,

   teetotaller - abstainer, ascetic, vegetarian ,

   hug the shore - clasp, cling to, coast, go with, hang about, hover, huddle, hug, march, stand by, tailgate ,

   whet the knife - gird, limber up, warm up ,

   cuticle - coat, dermis, fell, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, hide, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, leather, leather paper, outer layer,

   avoidance mechanism - alienation, autism, compensation, defence mechanism, displacement, dissociation, escape, escapism, fantasy, flight, isolation, negativism, overcompensation, projection, rationalization,

   in the hole - embarrassed, encumbered, in the red, indebted, involved, tied up ,