self-interest; selfish desire
bashful; shameful; ashamed
actual profit; practical use; benefit
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to take command; to give direction
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to devour; to bite to death
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
round shape; circle; circular form
one by one; one at a time; in turn
decisive battle of brief duration
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
group; party; team; squad; section
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable