surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
from outside; from the side
grudge; complaint; reproach
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
consumption; expenditure; spending
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
8th day of the month; eight days
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
going through; going via; going by way of
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to violate the border; to invade the frontier district
border area; border zone; borderland
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
simply; merely; only; solely
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
each place; various places
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort