trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
sincere; earnest; serious
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
thereupon; therefore; because of that
primary school; elementary school; grade school
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement