tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
that's the way it is; such is life
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
supply; supplying; replenishment
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
every person; each one; everybody
how; in what way; by what means
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to say; to be called; to do
like this; this sort; this way
chance; opportunity; occasion
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
fort; stronghold; fortification
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to shave off; to scrape off
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)