nothing but; none other than
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
mass communication; mass media
moving tale; impressive tale
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
the very best; excellent; superb
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
military vessel; war fleet
number of persons; personnel
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
beginning; outset; first; onset
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
prospects of victory; chances of success
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
pride; boast; credit (to)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means