unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
north-northeast; north-north-east
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
on the occasion of; at the time of
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to pile up; to accumulate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
estimate (of costs); budget
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
civilian in military employ
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
battlefield; battleground
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
logistics; supply; communications
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
first thing in the morning
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
progress; advance; making (good) progress
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification