capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
armed forces; military; troops
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
police officer; policeman; policewoman
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(squad of) police; police force
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
thousands; several thousand
scale; scope; plan; structure
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
military personnel; soldier
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be damaged; to receive damage
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(period of) a year; during an era
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
either way; in any case; one way or another
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?