influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
armed forces; military; troops
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
and (also); both ... and; as well as
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to begin; to set about; to start
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
casualties; the killed and wounded
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to make an appearance; to show up
news; word; tidings; omen
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces