(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
how long; how much; to what extent
amount of material resources
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
24 hours; twenty-four hours
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to break a dam; to burst out
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
Saint-Germain; Saint-German
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller