clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
being on the ropes; losing ground
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
several years; a few years
war situation; progress of a battle
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to wash again; to reconsider
battlefield; battleground
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
total energy; all efforts
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
surroundings; environs; circumference
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
postwar period; period after Second World War
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
diversion; distraction; feint
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little