private citizen; civilian
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
number of persons; personnel
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
selection; choice; option
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
outbreak of war; starting a war
several weeks; a few weeks
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
secret information; intelligence
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
great war; great battle; world war
each nation; many nations; many countries
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference