mobilization; mobilisation
logistics; supply; communications
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
soon; before long; in the near future
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
seedling; sapling; young tree
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to settle (in a place); to settle down
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
rule; government; administration
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
village headman; village mayor
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless