regulars; regular soldiers
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
military forces; hosts; troops
impossible; unlikely; improbable
suddenly; all of a sudden
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
danger; peril; hazard; risk
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(one's) current position; current location; present position
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
very likely; very probable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to sniff out; to get wind of
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and