defeat; lost battle; losing a war
command; control; commander
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
promotion; raising of status
overhasty; rash; premature
(religious) faith; belief; creed
just because; even if; even though
to turn against; to become an enemy
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to shoot down; to win; to gain
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
mobilization; mobilisation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
thousands; several thousand
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell