reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
tension; mental strain; nervousness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
courage; ardour; high spirits
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
armed might; military power; the sword; force
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
contemplation; meditation
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
cautious theory; conservative theory
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
impossible; unlikely; improbable
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
outbreak of war; starting a war
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
bad news; news of a death; death notice
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
safety; welfare; well-being