abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
large number (of); many; majority
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
military personnel; soldier
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
long ago; already; a long time ago
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind