loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
site; point on a map; spot
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to force one's way; to push through
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
(apportioning) in small amounts
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
two (long cylindrical things)
surroundings; environs; circumference
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to set (sun); to become dark
to encamp; to take up positions
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)