flying column; detached force
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
directions; instructions; orders; command
large number (of); many; majority
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
great army; mighty host; whole army
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
party; gang; company; squad
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
body; group; party; company; troupe
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
at once; immediately; right now
absence; disregard; indifference
staying behind; remaining; residual
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
preparing for action or battle
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)