people; men and women; each person; everybody
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
successively; one after another
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
war situation; progress of a battle
to thrust before; to thrust at
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
enemy territory; hostile place
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
air route; airway; air lane; air corridor
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
control of the air; air supremacy
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose