the number of people; many people; a large number of people
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in its entirety; whole; wholly
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
instant; moment; for an instant
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
general; popular; common; typical
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also