rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be exhausted; to be tired out
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
military vessel; war fleet
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
early on; earlier on; from early
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
winner; victor; conqueror
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
gathering (esp. troops); getting together; mustering
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret