(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
training range; training grounds; training area
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
main street; avenue; boulevard
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to burn with combativeness
this and that; one thing or another
to quicken one's pace (steps)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
hello; good day; good afternoon
slightly early; just before
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
in deep black; in jet black
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
many; much; plenty; hardly