with one's life (protect, etc.);  at the cost of one's life
 to protect;  to guard;  to defend;  to keep (i.e. a promise);  to abide (by the rules);  to observe
 (not) ever;  (not) by any means;  (not) in the least;  (not) in any way;  (not) at all
 to forget;  to leave carelessly;  to be forgetful of;  to forget about;  to forget (an article)
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 September;  ninth month of the lunar calendar
 first day of the month; (arch.)  first ten days of the lunar month
 suddenly;  all of a sudden
 neighbouring country;  neighboring country;  adjacent country
 start;  commencement;  beginning;  initiation
 towards;  against;  regarding;  in contrast with
 edict;  ordinance;  proclamation
 (enter into, be in) a state of war
 rushing into;  breaking into;  storming;  plunging into (war, etc.);  embarking on (a new venture)
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 tank (military vehicle);  chariot
 connection;  linking;  linkage;  link
 blitzkrieg;  lightning war
 surrounding countries;  neighboring countries;  neighbouring countries
 disappointing (end, result, etc.);  sad;  miserable;  tragic;  fleeting;  transient
 defeat;  loss;  reverse;  setback
 rivalry (between two equally strong sides);  struggle for supremacy;  competing (with);  vying (with);  contending (with);  being an equal match (for)
 be considered;  be deemed;  be thought to be
 to tear;  to rip;  to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.);  to breach;  to defeat;  to beat;  to break (e.g. silence)
 to leave;  to go away;  to pass;  to elapse;  to be distant;  to send away;  to drive off
 that;  the;  part (as in "part two");  um ...;  er ...
 southern part;  the south (of a region)
 national border;  provincial border
 to touch;  to come in contact with;  to receive (e.g. visitor);  to attend to;  to receive (news);  to get;  to encounter
 dukedom;  duchy;  principality
 to turn towards;  to point
 to lament;  to grieve;  to regret;  to deplore
 to feel down;  to feel sad;  to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.);  to be in an unfavourable condition;  to fall into (e.g. a hole)
 spare time;  free time;  time (e.g. time it takes to do something);  time off;  day off;  quitting (one's job);  firing someone
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 to cry;  to weep;  to sob;  to howl
 myself;  yourself;  I;  me;  you