supremacy; predominance; being superior to
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
consideration; taking into account
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
remnants of a defeated army
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
cooperation; coordination; link
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
simple honesty; tactless frankness
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
military service; conscription
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
number of persons; personnel
patriotic feelings; patriotism
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
(necessary) personnel; required person
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow