armed might; military power; the sword; force
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
West Indies; Western India
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
inland sea; inlet; gulf; (arch.) lake
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
should do; ought to do; must do
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
world-destroying conflagration
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
in one's hands; in one's control
in this kind of situation
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as is habit; the way life normally is
prohibition; inhibition; ban
humanism; humanitarianism
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
sending home; repatriation; deportation
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
by your leave; with your permission
training; drill; practice; discipline