development;  evolution;  expansion;  spreading out;  expansion (of an algebraic expression);  development (of a three-dimensional shape)
 in comparison to;  rather than
 feature;  trait;  characteristic;  peculiarity;  distinction
 military history;  military annals
 to convey;  to report;  to transmit;  to communicate;  to tell;  to impart
 in;  on;  at (place);  as for;  regarding
 ordinary;  common;  commonplace;  mediocre;  unremarkable;  undistinguished
 war;  battle;  match;  game;  competition
 to be scattered;  to straggle;  to be found here and there
 within Earth's atmosphere;  inner space
 serious;  severe;  grave;  acute
 continuation;  succession;  series
 both armies;  both teams;  both sides
 evacuation;  withdrawal;  revocation;  repeal;  retreat
 to need;  to demand;  to take;  to require
 victory;  triumph;  conquest;  success;  win
 claim;  insistence;  assertion;  advocacy;  emphasis;  contention
 unusual;  rare;  new;  novel;  fine (e.g. gift)
 pair;  the two;  both persons;  both things
 one-sided;  unilateral;  arbitrary
 victory or defeat;  issue (of battle);  outcome
 to bring;  to take;  to bring about
 rather;  better;  instead;  if anything
 custom;  practice;  said;  aforementioned;  instance;  example
 to belong to;  to come under;  to be affiliated with;  to be subject to
 sneer;  derision;  scornful laugh;  cold smile
 state of affairs (around you);  situation;  circumstances
 from now on;  after this;  in the future;  from here;  from this point
 to end;  to be finished;  to die;  to perish;  to do utterly;  to do completely
 in terms of both ... and ...;  from the perspective of ... as well as ...;  whether it be ... or ...
 long military service;  having experienced many battles
 old or veteran army general
 to take the name of;  to call oneself;  to pretend;  to feign;  to purport
 military authorities;  army circles
 to be too much for one;  to find unmanageable;  to be beyond one's control;  to not know what to do with
 (common) soldier;  rank and file;  army;  troops;  warfare;  strategy
 incompetence;  inefficiency;  inability;  incompetent person
 senior;  elder;  person older than oneself
 treatment (of a person);  dealing with
 method;  process;  manner;  way;  means;  technique
 bewilderment;  perplexity;  embarrassment;  discomfiture;  bafflement