adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
fully armed; armed to the teeth
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
anti-establishment; anti-government
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
by sheer strength; by brute force
to smash down; to beat in
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
prospects of victory; chances of success
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
success or failure; outcome; result
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to be softened; to calm down
serious; severe; grave; acute
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
just because; even if; even though
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing