not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
magnetism; magnetic force
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
urgent report; urgent message
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
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)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
head; lead; vanguard; first
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
failure; mistake; blunder
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
meaning; significance; sense
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
but; however; provided that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
alone; by oneself; on one's own
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
death in battle; death on the battlefield