exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
complete change; about-face
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
national border; provincial border
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to say no more; to sink into silence
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
desperation; struggle to the death
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
nonetheless; nevertheless
immediately; right away; on the spot
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
letter; missive; note; mail
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint