far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to take someone's life; to kill someone
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
direct control; direct supervision
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
commander; commanding officer; CO
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
one by one; one after another; successively
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
silence; stillness; quietness
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to take command; to give direction
now that you say that; now that you mention it
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)