strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
direct control; direct supervision
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
considerably; greatly; a lot
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
ugly; repulsive; unworthy; insignificant; (arch.) strong and frightening thing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be too numerous; to be too much
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
this occasion; at this time; now
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
spare time; free time; leisure time
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
cold reception; inhospitality
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
place; situation; position; location
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR