suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
men and women of all ages
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
war; fighting; fierce competition
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
party; set; gang; company; person
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
in that way; thus; so; so?
blow; shock; strike; batting
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
really; truly; indeed; good grief
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
one's home country; one's homeland
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
already; now; no longer; not any more
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
training; education; development; cultivation
construction; establishment