baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be smeared; to be covered
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to entrust; to leave to a person
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
pre-war days; before the war
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to look around; to survey
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
offensive camp; team at bat
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
chief of the general staff
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
escaping from prison; jailbreak