military gains; war results; fruit of battle
(in) various settings; act to act; place to place
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
consequently; as a result
one's own army; one's own team
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
how long; how far; how much
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
generation; lifetime; age
joint struggle; common (united) front
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
leader; authority; mainstay
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
casualties; the killed and wounded
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
bedside; near one's pillow
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance