territory; domain; dominion; possession
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
prospects of victory; chances of success
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
28th day of the month; 28 days
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
type 1; category 1; first class
alert status; emergency alert
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
border (between countries); national border
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
war; fighting; fierce competition
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
total energy; all efforts
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
addition; adding; supplement
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
casualties; the killed and wounded
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
presumption; assumption; estimation
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
death toll; number of deaths; body count
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with