wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
objection; dissent; protest
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
irritation; annoyance; frustration
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
number of persons; personnel
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)