evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
protracted war; war of attrition
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
elder sister; effeminate man
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)