rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
just a handful; only a small number (of)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
war; fighting; fierce competition
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be exhausted; to be worn out
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to take someone's life; to kill someone
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
how can (one) do something
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
war situation; progress of a battle
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
state of the war; war situation
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
maintenance; preservation; improvement
wounded person; injured person
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless