pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
commander; commanding officer; CO
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
moderate; proper; just right
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
dozens; scores of; decades
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stiffen; to become stiff
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
urgent report; urgent message
to bring; to take; to bring about
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time