ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
whatever (the case may be)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
one's own army; one's own team
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
witnessing; observing; sighting
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
unconfirmed; unidentified
to turn inside out; to evert
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking