(not) so much; (not) that much
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
war situation; progress of a battle
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to take (be in) charge of
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
on the occasion of; at the time of
reinforcement; strengthening
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
pointing out; identification
main force; chief object; mainline
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
piece; fragment; one (object)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
all present; all concerned; all of us
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare