exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
very; much; greatly; a lot of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
matter for great congratulation
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
armed forces; military; troops
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
battlefield; battleground
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
step; stride; counter for steps
how long; how much; to what extent
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
commander; general; leader
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one way or the other; either way
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
same; similar; (just) like; equal
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
again; once more; a second time
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
number of persons; personnel
how; in what way; how about; questionable
going through; going via; going by way of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
physical work; manual labour (labor)