vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
(within a) territory; domains
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
much less; to say nothing of
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
people; citizens; subjects; folk
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
stationing (troops); garrisoning
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to spread; to be propagated
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to prowl after; to keep watch on
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
they; those guys; those fellows
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country