disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to attack; to assault; to assail
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to happen to meet; to come across
one by one; one after another; successively
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
recovery; rescue; recapture
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means