to change (one's clothes)
rather than; more ... than ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
state of the war; war situation
one's place of appointment; one's post
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
difficult problem; challenge
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
stealthily; secretly; in secret
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
very loud volume; megavolume
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
surrenderer; person who surrenders
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)