to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reality; actuality; hard fact
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
with these words; while saying
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
how long; how much; to what extent
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
position; location; base; point; site
place; situation; position; location
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction