to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
another family; another house
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
successively; one after another
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
to launch a surprise attack
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
concreteness; feasibility
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
offensive (movement); aggression
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
blunder; slip; error; error
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat