force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
being argued into silence; being left speechless
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
long (time that has passed); old (story)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
had better ...; had better not ...
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
they; those guys; those fellows
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
25th day of the month; 25 days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out