to become possible; to become able to (do)
reinforcements; relief column
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
minimum; at the very least
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
equality; impartiality; evenness
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
brave fight; desperate fight
recovery; rescue; recapture
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
impossible; unlikely; improbable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to look down on; to make light of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty