just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
battlefield; battleground
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
even though; despite; when
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
existence; being; presence
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
simply; merely; only; solely
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer