charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to attack; to assault; to assail
commandant; commanding officer; general
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
great victory; crushing victory
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
this for sure; certainly is
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
if so; in that case; in that situation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
I see; that's right; indeed
that's the way it is; such is life
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
both hands; both arms; ten
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
suffix for familiar person
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
without; but if; otherwise; or else
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability