to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
war situation; progress of a battle
bad influence; negative influence
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
armed might; military power; the sword; force
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
eye measurement; measure with eye
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
direct control; direct supervision
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost