to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
main force; chief object; mainline
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
should; must; -able; probably; likely
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
fort; stronghold; fortification
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
diversion; putting something to another use
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
blow; shock; strike; batting
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)