apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
training; drill; practice; discipline
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
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)
war; fighting; fierce competition
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
function; facility; faculty; feature
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
impossible; unlikely; improbable
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly