chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to save; to leave over; to spare
a few years ago; some years back
leader; authority; mainstay
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
series of battles; successive battles
consecutive victories; series of victories
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
getting on board; sailor; seaman
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
press officer; press secretary
declaration; statement; proclamation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
concession hunter; profiteer
munitions industry; war industry
extinction; annihilation; destruction
environment; circumstance
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory