to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
terrain; geographical features; topography
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to relocate; to move; to change residence
programme; program; plans; arrangements
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to challenge (a person) to a fight
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
region; limits; stage; level
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
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guess; speculation; supposition
discussion; argument; debate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
... and southward; in and to the south of ...