armor and helmet (armour)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to put one's life on the line
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
foreign enemy; outside invader
very great; enormous; serious
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
is something that; is that which
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to launch a surprise attack
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
leaving everything up to someone else