situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
giving; provision; furnishing
impossible to do (although wants to)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
land and sea; army and navy
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be able to manage somehow or other
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
mobilization; mobilisation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
fully armed; armed to the teeth
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
finish; end; completion; result
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious