what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
had better ...; had better not ...
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward