(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
incoming telephone call; telegram received
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to gain a victory; to win
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
end of war; cessation of hostilities
military authorities; army circles
power; authority; jurisdiction
to say; to tell; to state; to do
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
news; word; tidings; omen
adds force or indicates command
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
the following week; the next week
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
declaration; statement; proclamation
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
very loud volume; megavolume
motherland; fatherland; native country
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)