true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
armaments; military preparations
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
intelligence or information network
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
military personnel; soldier
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
almost; roughly; approximately
general; popular; common; typical
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
if you think about it; come to think of it
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
going straight on; going straight ahead
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
thicket; coppice; brushwood
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate