passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to relax; to feel at home
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
stationing (troops); occupancy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
outbreak of war; starting a war
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
last ray of hope; only hope
succession; continuation; series; sequence
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible