negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
piece of meat; cut of meat
half the body; half length
to scatter away; to vanish
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
immediately; right away; on the spot
separate; scattered; apart
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
family; members of a family
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
hygiene; sanitation; health
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
injured person; wounded person; casualty
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions