declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
literally; to the letter; literal
enemy territory; hostile place
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
intelligence gathering; information gathering
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
3rd day of the month; three days
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
radiant smile; contented smile
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included