private citizen; civilian
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
advance; moving forward; progress
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
both armies; both teams; both sides
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner