retreat; withdrawal; retirement
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
blow; shock; strike; batting
soldier; tactician; strategist
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
one's own army; one's own team
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
successively; one after another
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(full) name; family name and given name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
genuine article; real thing; real deal
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
deceptive methods; questionable means
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
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