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by any means, fair or foul

2

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

3

not yet known; unknown; strange

3

group; bunch; crowd; group

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

2

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

2

urgency; emergency

2

incoming telephone call; telegram received

1

that country; (arch.) nirvana

1

armed forces; military; troops

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

2

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

nine; 9

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

3

march; advance

2

port city; harbor city; harbour city

11

war; battle; hostilities

3

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

7

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

musical performance

1

if it's the case

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

defense; defence; protection

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

7

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

3

cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

3

battlefield; battleground

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

4

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

3

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

same family (race, tribe)

1

wavelength

1

reason; cause; circumstances

3

hard to read

1

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

2

absence; disregard; indifference

1