cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
outbreak of war; starting a war
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
mountain range; mountain belt
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to revere; to respect; to worship
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
chaos of war; war turmoil
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
one large ...; a great ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
image data; graphics data; digital image
different opinion; objection
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
tail (animal); tail end; tip
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
place; room; margin; scope
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter