joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one's first campaign; one's first battle
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
military forces; hosts; troops
to attack; to assault; to assail
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
national border; provincial border
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
massing (of troops); gathering
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
river; stream; River; the ... river
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
both armies; both teams; both sides
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
surface of the earth; ground surface
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although