command; lead; generalship; leadership
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to join together; to combine; to join up
war; fighting; fierce competition
to bring; to take; to bring about
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
meanwhile; in the meantime
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
advance payment; money paid in advance
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss