morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
rest; break; recess; intermission
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to talk to oneself; to mutter
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
lethality; killing effectiveness
distant; remote; isolated
plural; multiple; several
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
application; request; petition
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops