transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
maintenance; preservation; improvement
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
negotiations; discussions; connection
while; during (the time when)
flying column; detached force
to send or direct a person to
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
financial muscle; economic clout
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation