fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
you could say; you might say; verging on the
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to gather strength; to take heart
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
defence forces; defence corps
regarding highly; attaching importance to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned