to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
military force; military strength
main force; chief object; mainline
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to make one's own; to take possession of
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
eastern part; the east (of a region)
military personnel; soldier
highly unpredictable; touch and go
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to some extent; to a certain extent
railroad network; railroad system
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
reason; cause; circumstances
dominion; territory; possession
even if not; even without
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
had better ...; had better not ...
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in the future; another day; later
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by