siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
programme; program; plans; arrangements
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
one-by-one; separately; in detail
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
foreign element; impurity; admixture
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to watch intently; to stare
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
long; drawn-out; very long
don't worry about it; forget about it
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
accomplishment; execution
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to add (to); to add on; to append
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock