to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to pitch camp; to set up camp
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
site; point on a map; spot
terrain; geographical features; topography
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
temporary dwelling; temporary housing
river; stream; River; the ... river
generation; the world; the age
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
requisition; commandeering; conscription
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
(doing something) in tears
to give directions; to issue instructions
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
massing (of troops); gathering
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps