dozens; scores of; decades
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
on countless occasions; many a time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
thrift; economy; frugality
how; in what way; how about; questionable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
decoration; ornament; trimmings
prohibition; inhibition; ban
exemplar; model; example; pattern
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
reality; actuality; hard fact
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting