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to apply; to adapt

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

diversion; distraction; feint

39

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation

1

(command) headquarters

38

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

2

Cinzano

1

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

1

meeting place; assembly hall

3

size

3

every quarter; all sides

2

to lay aside; to set aside

3

major general; rear admiral; air commodore

31

to be lacking in options; to be too few

3

surprise attack; ambush

5

water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border

5

going south

8

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

5

end; close; conclusion; termination

12

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

3

company; battery; troop

1

comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall

1

stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension

1

war situation; progress of a battle

4

witnessing; observing; sighting

4

period of time; time slot; time zone

1

notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

1

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

2

to be appointed to a rank

1

fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

1

army

1

pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

1

retirement; resignation

1

honorary position

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness

2

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

4

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

1

remaining in office; staying in office; remaining at one's post

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

anyhow; in any case

2

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

1

veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand

2