main purpose; primary objective
still; as yet; as it has been
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to take away; to carry off
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
conviction; belief; confidence
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
and (also); both ... and; as well as
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
state of the war; war situation
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
soldier; combatant; warrior
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to go along; to walk along; to follow
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path