to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
absolute obedience; complete submission
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
commissioned officer; military officer
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
offense and defense; offence and defence
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
person killed in action; the war dead
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
colonization; colonisation
countries; (various) nations
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(not) even once; (not) ever
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you