to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
river; stream; River; the ... river
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
protracted war; war of attrition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
military forces; hosts; troops
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
by means of; due to; because of; according to
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
on the occasion of; at the time of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very