to escape from; to get out
serious; severe; grave; acute
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
now that; since; so long as; because
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
point of departure; initial point; starting point
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
hostile nature; inimical character
ordinary; common; mediocre
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
brave general; great soldier
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence