war situation; progress of a battle
massing (of troops); gathering
to launch a surprise attack
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
urban areas; the streets; town; city
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
originally; by nature; from the start
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; situation; position; location
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to need; to call for; to require
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be burned out (of one's home)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee