army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
certainly; surely; definitely
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
belief; faith; conviction
to indicate; to show; to point to
exaltation; emotional uplift
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to be touching; to be moving
to burn with combativeness
massing (of troops); gathering
curtain; bunting; act (in play)