set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
recovery; rescue; recapture
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
street fighting; urban warfare
switching over to; migration; transition
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to be prolonged; to drag on
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
both armies; both teams; both sides
locational advantage; advantageous position
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
human resources; man-power resources
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
offensive camp; team at bat
to need; to demand; to take; to require
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence