conquest; subjugation; overcoming
strongish; somewhat strong
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
(death from) starvation; starving to death
main theater of war; principal battlefield
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to reopen (e.g. a file, window); to open again
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
battle formation; disposition of troops
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
colonization; colonisation
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander