patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
survival; survivor; relic
hostile relations; hostile relationship
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
error; mistake; slip; bug
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to fulfill one's responsibilities
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
armed group; armed insurgents
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to quicken one's pace (steps)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit