to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
store; reserve; stock; savings
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
matter of time; question of time
weakening; emaciation; decline
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
they; those guys; those fellows
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
consumption; expenditure; spending
help; assistance; service
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
soldier; combatant; warrior
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
unique; peculiar; singular
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.; person in charge of someone taken into custody
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring