attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
armed forces; military; troops
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
garden (esp. with trees); park
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
our country; our land; one's own country
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors