et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
justification; rationalization
long (defensive) wall; Great Wall of China
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
people; citizens; subjects; folk
bedside; near one's pillow
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
nothing but; none other than
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
state of the war; war situation
assistance; backing; reinforcements
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)