to make a speech; to address
menial; meanness; servility; abject
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
self-torturing; masochistic
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
one's younger days; when one was young
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
battle formation; military formation
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
cooperation; coordination; link
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
injured person; wounded person; casualty
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
series of battles; successive battles
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course