to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to pierce through; to break through
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
8000; eight thousand; many
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
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
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
entrance; admission; entering
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
of course; certainly; naturally
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold