because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
military officer; naval officer
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
strategist; tactician; schemer
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
either way; in any case; one way or another
as (for); for; in the capacity of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
don't you think?; indicates question
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
wounded person; injured person
sick person; patient; invalid
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
use; utilization; utilisation; application
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution
book; volume; this; present; main; head
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance