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blitzkrieg; lightning war

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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enemy camp; enemy line

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central part

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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war council

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enemy general

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to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

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prisoner (of war)

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first match (in a series)

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historic; historical; traditional

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huge win; overwhelming victory

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all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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commander; general; leader

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scattered; separated; dispersed

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flight; rout; debacle

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most of all; extremely; supremely

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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

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position; location; base; point; site

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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defeated country

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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peace treaty

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

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bridge

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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great lie; falsehood

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to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

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defeat; lost battle; losing a war

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

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inconvenient

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scum of the earth; monster; fiend

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public; official

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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to be appointed to a post; to assume office

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(person treated as a) plaything

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rather; sooner; preferably

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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to be worried; to be troubled

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

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concealment; suppression; hiding

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