party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
association; society; organization; organisation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
ten best people (in a particular field)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
massing (of troops); gathering
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
way of speaking; intimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to make a lasting impression
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)