rapid-fire gun or cannon; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
training; drill; practice; discipline
regulars; regular soldiers
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
bravery; courage; heroism
to happen to have on hand or in stock
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
essence; true nature; substance; reality
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
scattered; separated; dispersed
to rain incessantly; to downpour
very great; enormous; serious
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
so; like this; in this way
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
stirring; rousing oneself
in the end; at the end of the day