10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
motherland; fatherland; native country
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ardent; passionate; vehement
possession (esp. of a territory)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
defense; defence; defensive preparations
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
to face; to go towards; to head towards
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
god of war; (fig.) war hero
divine or supernatural skill
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
imperial throne; the Crown
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...