many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
cooperation; coordination; link
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
number of persons; personnel
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
serious; severe; grave; acute
distress; wretched condition
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
every place; various places
chief; main; principal; major
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
broad policy; overriding principle
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat