to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
although I say; although one might say; although called
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
intercept; interception; counter-attack
training; drill; practice; discipline
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
constitution; rules; regulation
permanently neutral country
armed might; military power; the sword; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
many; numerous; various; large number of
war; fighting; fierce competition
such ... as; or some such
established fact; fait accompli
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate