defeat; loss; reverse; setback
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
blunder; slip; error; error
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
commander; commanding officer; CO
one by one; in detail; minutely
to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
-less; lacking; non-existing
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to shut in; to confine; to contain
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
this for sure; certainly is
manners; courtesy; etiquette
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
living thing; living creature; animal; life
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web