serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
private citizen; civilian
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
naval port; naval station
in good health; alive and well; going strong
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning