air transport; air lift; airlift
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
troops; group members; team members
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
large number (of); many; majority
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
training; drill; practice; discipline
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
inferior position; inferior situation; disadvantage; subordination
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
heating power; thermal power; firepower
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent