to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
defence forces; defence corps
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
massing (of troops); gathering
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
parade; review (of troops)
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
absolutely; positively; decidedly
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
desperation; struggle to the death
after the end (of something)
battle formation; military formation
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to soothe and humor; to coax
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to remove; to move out of the way
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
had better ...; had better not ...
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability