outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
hegemony; leadership; initiative
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
until now; so far; up to the present
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
one's own army; one's own team
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
technique; art; skill; move
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically