before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
supply; provision; raising; procurement
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to feel; to sense; to experience
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such; like that; in that way
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how about
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dig site; excavation site
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to order; to command; to appoint
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result