military provisions and cavalry horse fodder
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to force to do; to compel
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
offensive (movement); aggression
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to encamp; to take up a position
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
commencing with; including
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
amount of material resources
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
decorum; propriety; politeness
head; brains; intellect; understanding
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)