to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
as stated; verbatim; literally
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
as before; as ever; as it was originally
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
large quantity; large amount
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to step forward; to volunteer
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire