very great; enormous; serious
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
3000; three thousand; many
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
thorough; exhaustive; complete
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
transport; transportation
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to be exhausted; to be tired out
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
starvation; famine; hunger
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
though; notwithstanding; although
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me