chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
troubles both at home and abroad
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
residence; living (at, in); abode
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
heaven and earth; top and bottom
speculation; thinking; meditation
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
three days and three nights
beyond imagination; unimaginable
food and drink; eating and drinking
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out