command; lead; generalship; leadership
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
pre-war days; before the war
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
large number (of); many; majority
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
defense; defence; fielding
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
manned; occupied; piloted
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
spot; point; place; position