to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
armored corps; armoured corps
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
error of judgment; miscalculation
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
Dunkerque (France); Dunkirk
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
cease-fire; truce; armistice
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
Britain (island); Great Britain
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to succeed; to bear fruit
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
secretary general; chief secretary