fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
the same; the said; likewise
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
pickoff attempt; throw to check a runner
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to need; to demand; to take; to require
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
reaching; attaining; arrival
the entire force (of soldiers)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because