strategy meeting; council of war
meaning; significance; sense
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
difficult to ...; hard to ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to move around; to move about; to get around
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
like that; that way; thus
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
protracted war; war of attrition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness