indigenous people; native people; aborigines
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
judgment; judgement; discernment
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
yellowish; tinged with yellow
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
otherwise; or else; if not
international law; law of nations
large build; large pattern
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
hook; crochet hook; crochet needle
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
demonstration; manifestation; protest
night attack; nocturnal assault
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
king; king; king (chess piece)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
commandant; commanding officer; general
power; authority; jurisdiction
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter