volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
few decades; many decades; several decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
organization; organisation; forming
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
steel; sword steel; sword
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
flying column; detached force
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus