how many people; a number of people
legal; lawful; legitimate
retention; maintenance; preservation
murder; homicide; manslaughter
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
nervous disorder; neurosis
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
race (of people); type of person
check; restraint; oppression; repression
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to need; to call for; to require
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
commander; commanding officer; CO
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
hegemony; leadership; initiative
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
military authorities; army circles
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
pair; the two; both persons; both things
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
street fighting; urban warfare
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to ask a question; to ask questions
all present; all concerned; all of us
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)