complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
pale; pallid; bluish-white
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
no sleep or rest; working day and night
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
never ceasing; never ending; endless
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
defense capability (defence)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
performance of one's official duties
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
both; both sides; both parties
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
document; official papers
scene; spectacle; sight; view
official business; public business
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth