small number; few; minority
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
war; fighting; fierce competition
commander; commanding officer; CO
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to some extent; to a certain extent
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
personal criticism; character sketch
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
commandant; commanding officer; general
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to turn towards; to point
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to make an appearance; to show up
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
armed forces; military; troops
town; city; municipal; urban
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks