escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
casualties; the killed and wounded
injured person; wounded person; casualty
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ingenuity; resourcefulness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to make merry; to be festive
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
ability; capability; skill
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
government office; public office
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart