dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
great numbers; numerical superiority
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
very likely; very probable
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
defense; defence; fielding
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
participant; entrant; player; competitor
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's