to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
defence forces; defence corps
they; those guys; those fellows
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
military provisions and cavalry horse fodder
to eat up; to consume (completely)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
instruction; direction; briefing
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
long ago; previous; of a former age
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
100,000; hundred thousand
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
self-; from (a time or place)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
instead; but (on the other hand)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
had better ...; had better not ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of