army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
abstention; nonparticipation
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
because of; owing to; due to
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to close (one's eyes); to shut
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus