for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
war; battle; match; game; competition
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
than; from; out of; except; but; more
considerably; fairly; quite
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
almost; roughly; approximately
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ordinary citizen; the general public
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
should; must; -able; probably; likely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
person killed in action; the war dead
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
each nation; many nations; many countries
mourning (dead persons); memorial
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
simply; merely; only; solely
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty