people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
chair; stool; post; office; position
office hours; business hours; working hours
forcibly; against one's will
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
amount of money; sum of money
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
recovery; rescue; recapture
enemy movements; enemy's position
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure