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excellent plan; best policy

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supply route; supply road; communications (military)

4

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

3

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

6

should do; ought to do

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

47

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

17

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

5

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

3

minimum; at the very least

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

8

sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

1

scorn; disdain; contempt

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

2

loss of nerve

1

taking medicine; dosing

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

3

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

to burn out

2

fire; flame; blaze

10

several times (as large, over)

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

2

to glare at each other; to confront each other

3

coward

2

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

7

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

10

barbarian; savage

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

7

while; during (the time when)

2

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

7

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

Cromwell

51

white hole

2

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

4

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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