thought; consideration; thinking
interruption; suspension; break
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
accurate; correct; precise; exact
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
one's own army; one's own team
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
one's home country; one's homeland
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
immediately; right away; on the spot
secret information; intelligence
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to knock down; to knock off
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing