red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
binoculars; field glasses
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
it is not (like that) either
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
secret; private; surreptitious
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy